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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: 195683

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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Exceptional book with a fresh approach January 5, 2006
36 out of 37 found this review helpful

Polymer clay is gaining in popularity, and with that popularity comes a variety of books that cover much of the same territory. Judy Belcher's book takes a fresh approach. Judy investigates the many styles of other decorative art forms and applies the characteristics of those art forms to clay. The results are stunning, enlightening and invigorating. Batik, millefiori, lampwork, quilting, cloisonne...all these forms--and more--are applied to clay.

While this book was not targeted towards the beginning clayer, it does have a variety of projects at many skill levels, enbabling all who read it to successfully complete the project and learn the technique.

Judy's skill with clay, her eye for design, her love of the medium and her imaginative spirit all come through in this book. I'm still stunned with her attempt at imitating pointillism--paintings created by using tiny dots of color--using polymer clay.

This book will definitely be getting a bit of wear and tear. I've read it twice from cover to cover, and I continue to go through it to learn more.

5 out of 5 stars

A fabulous choice for your pc library January 2, 2006
7 out of 9 found this review helpful

What's not to like about this wonderful book? The projects and demonstrations are fantastic and the gallery of work is so beautiful you'll be drooling. Judy has done a fantastic job putting this book togther and if you have any interest at all in polymer clay, then this is a book you definitely need to add to your library. I guarantee you won't be disappointed when this book arrives in the mail. My best advice to you is buy it, enjoy it, and savor every delightful page!

5 out of 5 stars

WOW,!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! December 21, 2005
9 out of 11 found this review helpful

oh my goodness, this book is a tribute to the artists out there. It also shows of fabulously Judy Belcher's talent not only as a teacher but as an artist. This book is a must have! I have been awaiting it's outcome rather impatiently for months now, and have finally clapped my hands on a copy. I was not to be disapointed, i whisked away up to my attic and stowed away in a quiet corner with this book. I was in heaven, the gallerys of artist's work will enthrall your creative senses, and get your inspiration tingling. Belcher commends the artists who have led the way in the polymerclay world, (Marie Segal, Judith Skinner and Donna Kato to name but a few.) Her tehniques are simple and quick. But having had years to perfect them they have become art forms. This book must not stay in your supboard. It demands usage. To Judy Belcher, I thank her for giving me such a wonderous christmas present. To Frances I say thank you for spotting it. To the rest of the polymer clay world, I say good luck for 06, may we progress ever further.
Becky Newton, 14yrs

5 out of 5 stars

This is a book that stays with you. December 16, 2005
13 out of 15 found this review helpful

Once you thumb through this visually delightful book; be
sure you go back and enjoy the written sections. It is full of
anecdotes and historical notes that bring the techniques to life.
The background you learn makes the projects so much more interesting. As you work through one of her techniques you realise
that what you create is adding to this larger art form. It really makes you think and enjoy the process.

No matter where you are in the polymer journey you will find
inspiration from this book. The photography is brillantly clear
and the gallery works represent an excellent portfolio of the masters in this medium today.

My polymer book library is pretty large and yet there are only about 2 books I can rattle off projects, works that are inspirational. These are the books that have stayed in my memory --This will make book number 3.

5 out of 5 stars

Best Polymer Clay Book - PERIOD! December 8, 2005
51 out of 56 found this review helpful

I received this book in the mail yesterday afternoon and I haven't put it down since. It is jam packed with idea, tutorials, inspiration... I can't stop looking at everything.

There aren't too many Polymer Clay books that I truly feel are worth buying because they are all so hit and miss- only 25% of the content in those books are useful and/or interesting to me. I actually own more glass bead books because I have learned more about layering and design and color from those than most PC books. I have yet to fiind a PC book that really suited my needs- innovative projects with great suuggestions and galleries. Until now. This book is not only a great resource, it's also an invitation to explore- and Belcher provides the map.

If you have any interest in Polymer Clay or seeing what the potential of the medium is, you must buy this book. There's a bunch of projects, as well as most inspiring set of gallery pages in any PC book I have seen. Almost everything in here is a keeper.

I hope this book is the first in a series, because I can think of hundreds of artists whose techniques could be interpreted in clay. I can see a "Creative Traditions: Art Noveau", "Creative Traditions: Pop Art", "Creative Traditions: Impressionism", etc.

Thank you thank you thank you, Ms. Belcher, for finally raising the bar on Polymer Clay books and for creating a publication that belongs in every artist's library.

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