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09 Feb A Peek at Work in Progress. Part 1 of ???

Posted at 10:54h in In the Studio

I've been working on the latest installment of my Recursive Beads. This is a shot of forms I've created to use as tools or models. ...

09 Jan New Listings on Etsy

Posted at 11:30h in Grant Diffendaffer Design, Jewelry

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17 Dec Diffendaffer.com Re-born

Posted at 17:57h in News and Information

It's been a long time in the works, and it is with much relief, frankly, that I introduce to you the latest iteration of Diffendaffer.com. This website has been here since 2000, and it was just over a year ago that I introduced my blog, Many Parts. Today you will find a site that has been radically redesigned. The switch from black to white is an obvious one, but there are many more changes under the hood that are going to make this website a much more dynamic and user friendly process. I promised a more connected site, and today deliver you Many Parts with facebook Connect. You can continue to comment on my website using your Many Parts

02 Jun Early Lathe Turned Polymer Clay Beads

Posted at 19:05h in Polymer Clay

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...

16 Feb Art Inspired by the Book”Polymer Clay Beads”

Posted at 13:12h in Art Inspired by the Book "Polymer Clay Beads"

I've put all my bead secrets (save precious few) down on paper and out in the world now. I worked hard for this information and now I'm giving it away. How will I stand out in the crowd if the crowd suddenly all looks like...

12 Oct Back Home from San Antonio P.C.G.

Posted at 13:36h in Classes and Workshops, Events, Polymer Clay

I'm back from a great weekend in San Antonio where I very much enjoyed giving a workshop to the San Antonio Polymer Clay Guild. It's thanks to guilds like this that artists like myself are able to afford the time in the studio that it...

19 Sep Welcome to Many Parts

Posted at 18:05h in News and Information

Welcome to many parts. I'm Grant Diffendaffer. I am a jewelry and bead artist working primarily with polymer and silver clay, and this is my new blog. Whether you have visited my previous website at Diffendaffer.com or this is your first time here, I hope...