Lindly Haunani and Maggie Maggio are renowned for their courses and workshops on color as well as for their outstanding polymer clay work. In this book, they offer instruction and inspiration that focuses on polymer clay as a learning tool that readers can use to explore their own color instincts and preferences and develop their own palettes.
Each chapter investigates a specific color principle, with the discussion supported by a related exercise, a “studio tool” assignment or demonstration, a polymer clay jewelry project, and a profile of a prominent polymer clay artist. Sample topics include:
•The Complexity of Color
•Three Properties of Color
•Choosing Your Palette
•Mixing Colors That Flow
•Matching Colors with Precision
•Games Colors Play
•Orchestrating Color Combinations
•Color Composition: Placement and Proportion
•Playful Patterns
•Tantalizing Textures
This is NOT a step-by-step!! Thank goodness! I don’t normally feel obligated to pile on when a book has so many five-star reviews, but I do this time. +1 to everything everyone else loves about this book.And: Thank GOODNESS it’s not a “project” book! This is an art form! Can I have a few more exclamation points? This medium is riddled, if not ruined, with step-by-step books that tell you exactly how to make work exactly like the work in the picture and leave you with no actual new skills or understanding. That’s not art…
An absolute must-have book I’ve just received my copy of “Polymer Clay Inspirations” and I can hardly wait to read it cover to cover and do the exercises. Not only is color theory (and different basic color systems)explained beautifully, but the photographs/examples inspire creativity on their own. I am very selective about what craft books I purchase, usually borrowing from the public library first to determine whether the book is a necessary reference item for my shelf. This time, I preordered and I am SO glad. This is…