Thursday, July 23, 2009

4x4 Polymer Clay on Canvas Collages


I've spent a few days working on a collection of little 4"x4"x1.25" canvases. Adding fish to my "Twilight Trees" motif is going to lead to some new larger canvases and the Teatime series (inspired by the teapot goddess- Wanda Shum) has has me going wild in my sketchbook- not to mention googling teapots all over the internet for some over the top shapes!
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  1. CarapaceJuly 23, 2009 at 3:12 PM

    I'm so glad you did this! I've been thinking of doing polymer clay and canvas, but wasn't sure how they'd "play" together. Any chance of you sharing more of your technique?

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  2. Beth NormanJuly 25, 2009 at 2:24 PM

    I just joined the Cdn yahoo group and saw your toot to come on over. Let me say I'm very impressed by your work. I'm a beginner. Sharon Fraser (a long time member) and I get together weekly. Currently we are working on Laura Mika's book and are creating mirrors. I'm going to spend some more time on your blog looking around. What a delight to have found you!

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  3. AnonymousAugust 19, 2009 at 1:42 PM

    Hi Gera,
    I especially love your canvas pieces!!I do plastacine illustration and would like to do something similar with polymer clay, however I am unsure as to how to go about it, due to the larger scale. How do you bake your canvases once ready for the oven? Or are you using an air-drying polymer clay? And which brands lend best to your canvas work? Thanks for the great inspiration!
    Suzanne Del Rizzo

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  4. Gera Scott ChandlerAugust 22, 2009 at 8:41 PM

    .... polymer clay fires at 275F- far below a temp that can burn wood or canvas so there's no problem putting the canvas into the oven....

    g.

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  5. chaylifeSeptember 24, 2009 at 9:44 AM

    Hi Gera,

    I have an idea that burns in me to try--air dry clay (not polymer but porcelain) on canvas. Do you foresee any problems using that? What kind of paint do you think would work best on the clay?

    Thanks.

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  6. Gera Scott ChandlerSeptember 24, 2009 at 10:17 AM

    Hi Chaylife- I haven't used porcelain air dry clay so I'm not the person to ask but I do urge you to try a prototype experimenting with a variety of paints and share how it goes!
    Best wishes-
    gera

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