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Posts tagged polymer clay beads
Textured Tube Beads on Etsy
Any time I’ve been away for a while from the practice of making beads, I find I need an easy re-entry to get things moving again in the studio. These beads are perfect. I roll out a batch of core beads to start with. It’s a straightforward task with zero creative demands. It’s quick and [...]
Diffendaffer to Dubendorf
People always ask me why I have such a freakin’ weird name. Well, I say, Dubendorfer gets off the boat, says “hello America,” and America says “hello Diffendaffer, sign here.” And that was that. I feel very privileged to be returning to the land of my ancestors (seriously–look at the map). I have one final [...]
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European Teaching Tour: June 2009
I’m happy to announce my first teaching tour of Europe, coming this June. I’ll be teaching workshops in Switzerland, Spain and France. I’ve given major workshops in 20 cities and towns across the United States and Canada but this will be my first overseas tour. I’m incredibly excited for the opportunity to travel to such [...]
Early Lathe Turned Polymer Clay Beads
Looking at my students work has inspired me to look back at some of my early successes developing techniques to turn polymer clay on a lathe. I initially approached it as if it were turning ceramic clay, and like clay spinning on a wheel, shaped the raw clay as it moved away from me. This [...]
