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Author: Judy Belcher
Creator: Steve Payne
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars

35 reviews
Sales Rank: 196093

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 8 x 0.6

ISBN: 0823040658
Dewey Decimal Number: 731.42
EAN: 9780823040650

Publication Date: January 1, 2006
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WHOO-HOO! THIS IS A WINNER! February 13, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

TOOK my copy of this lovely book to my local polymer clay guild meeting and everyone loved it - the consensus was that this was one they all wanted for their personal library -Ms Belcher covers a variety of techniques and has clear lessons in each chapter - plus the gallery of artists' work is amazing

5 out of 5 stars

WOW! A polymer coffee table book for sure February 10, 2006
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

FANTASTIC is the best description of this book. Judy has taken her love of the medium and written a book that is as beautiful to look at as it is informative for the intermediate to advanced clayer. A "must buy" addition to your clay library.

5 out of 5 stars

An exceptional find! February 3, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Judy has really gone over the top with this book. It's definately not for the beginner, but one of the top books in my collection of artists. With over 30 projects and ideas, she defines this media in an inspiration to work with. The eye-candy from top names artists such a Donna Kato, Karen Lewis, and many, many others is breath-taking. Thanks Judy, for such a wonderful book and I look forward to more from this talented artist!

5 out of 5 stars

The book I've been waiting for January 29, 2006
9 out of 10 found this review helpful

First--as noted with the low-star reviews, this book is not for beginners, and not for everyone. The book presumes a working knowledge of polymer clay techniques and doesn't try to fill that gap. Do not buy this as your first PC book. The book is also aimed at a very high-end audience, people who want to make fine craft. Most of the examples could easily win display space at the top craft shows, with $2000 booth fees. I recognize some of these slides from ads in Niche and Crafts Report and maybe even American Craft. Not your average street fair stuff.

That said, this is NOT your average street fair stuff. If you've been hanging around the edges of PC, knowing that it had possibilities and wondering why it was you never really liked any of the work you saw, buy Belcher. If the Lark book about PC makes you breathe hard and you can't figure out how to make those items, buy this book.

Two very revealing quotes: "The precise cuts and angles in this millefiori cane took days to construct." (Sandra McCaw) "Taking up to a month to build a single cane," (Sarah Nelson Shriver). OK. We're talking mastery here. PC holding its own with faceted stones and silver settings. PC that looks like adult jewelry and not just something I'd wear on Saturday morning. There's a lot in here I'm never going to make, but for the techniques I couldn't work out on my own and for the inspiration, it's the best.

(But it still doesn't tell how McCaw builds her canes...)

3 out of 5 stars

Interesting but has limitations January 6, 2006
21 out of 25 found this review helpful

The focus of "Polymer Clay Creative Traditions" is intriguing. Author Judy Belcher divides the book into traditional crafts such as glass, metal, fiber, and shows how these have influenced the development of new techniques in polymer clay. She has researched a wide variety of traditions and presents novel techniques for recreating these in clay. I was particularly intrigued by her discussion of creating lampworking, enameling, and mudcloth effects. The book is also chock full of inspiring photos of works by the author and other artists. Each chapter begins with an introduction to the traditional craft, followed by instructions for 2-3 techniques or projects, followed by a Gallery of lush photographs of polymer clay pieces that were influenced in some way by that artistic tradition.

However, although the intent of the book is innovative, perhaps even groundbreaking, I was disappointed in the details. For one, the captions were descriptive but often not informative. in the Gallery section, the captions refer to techniques like "flamework" or "component caning" which are not explained anywhere in the book. In some cases, it was hard to tell if a photographed piece was an example of a work in clay or the traditional medium. Above all, I found some of the instructions to be sketchy and hard to follow. For example, in the demonstration of imitating Seurat pointillism in clay-creative as that idea is-the instructions list two steps, but the most critical details for completing the project are buried in a box labeled "Tip." In my opinion, "Creative Traditions" is intriguing for the ideas it presents but has limitations as a how-to book.

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