Fimo as fine art

Su/Cutworks

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Oct 8, 2004, 10:03:13 AM10/8/04

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My daughter was shopping in the online shop for the Art Institute, as she's
a massive fan of Seurat, and she came across these:

http://www.artinstituteshop.org/subcategory.asp?catID=5&subcatID=33

Fimo fine art jewelry.

-Su

LC aka Fiddy

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Oct 8, 2004, 10:21:52 AM10/8/04

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Have you seen some of Donna Kato's jewelery? talk about fine art!

These were very cool, thanks, Su.

The Blessed Fiddy, Patroness Saint of the Disorganized
LC in Sunny So Cal
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starlia

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Oct 8, 2004, 5:49:09 PM10/8/04

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I love Donna Kato. I actually watch her every time she is on Carol Duvall.

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Christina Peterson

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Oct 8, 2004, 9:11:31 PM10/8/04

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Fimo as fine art:

Elvenwork
http://www.elvenwork.com/elvsamp1.html

Kellie Robinson
http://www.kelliesklay.com/beads.html

Karen Lewis sets the standard
http://www.klewexpressions.com/beads.htm
http://www.klewexpressions.com/images/jewelry/leafp500.jpg

Maura Muir
pc/pmc http://www.mauramuir.com/b_gallery_pmc_pc.htm
pc beads http://www.mauramuir.com/bead_gallery_orb.htm

Our own Sarajane -- a small taste
http://www.polyclay.com/necklaces.htm

Blue Raven Clayworks
http://home.earthlink.net/~blueravenclayworks/

Sculpture from the heart
http://www.sculpturefromtheheart.com/news.htm
http://www.sculpturefromtheheart.com/mandala_mermaid.htm
http://www.sculpturefromtheheart.com/OMD003_pearl_mer_doll.htm

And you've got to see Bead Unique
http://www.beadunique.com/Product/product.htm
Especially her mosaics
http://www.beadunique.com/catalogue/broochmosaic.htm
http://www.beadunique.com/2003jewelry/pendant/yladyslip/1.jpg

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Diana Curtis

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Oct 8, 2004, 10:37:25 PM10/8/04

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These are the people who are crossing their Ts and dotting their I's when it
comes to creating. Polyclay is no different than any other medium. Its easy
to make things of it, hard to make look that darn beautiful and finished
just right.

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Su/Cutworks

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Oct 9, 2004, 5:23:38 AM10/9/04

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Tina wrote:

> Fimo as fine art:

Yes, but my point was that some place like the Museum gift shop also viewed
it as art.

-Su

Christina Peterson

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Oct 9, 2004, 2:47:28 PM10/9/04

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OK. Personally, I thought they looked like cartoons and didn't belong in a
museum.

Tina

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Su/Cutworks

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Oct 9, 2004, 3:47:59 PM10/9/04

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Tina wrote:

> OK. Personally, I thought they looked like cartoons and didn't belong in
a
> museum.

They're not as good as the work many artists do, but the museum gift shop
was interested enough to put fimo in their catalogue, which is a Good Thing.

I don't like them but there's a lot of art I don't like. If they sell then
there's hope that the next step will be quality work from someone else to
replace those.

-Su

Dr. Sooz

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Oct 10, 2004, 1:08:46 PM10/10/04

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>OK. Personally, I thought they looked like cartoons and didn't belong in a
>museum.

Me too. With all the polyclay out there -- they picked those?!?!?!?
~~
Sooz
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton
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Dr. Sooz

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Oct 10, 2004, 1:10:34 PM10/10/04

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>They're not as good as the work many artists do, but the museum gift shop
>was interested enough to put fimo in their catalogue, which is a Good Thing.
>
>I don't like them but there's a lot of art I don't like. If they sell then
>there's hope that the next step will be quality work from someone else to
>replace those.

Good point.

But I find a lot of odd stuff ends up in museum gift shops. A former friend of
mine sold her freeform peyote bracelets in the gift shop of the Orlando fine
arts museum (I don't know its name) when she was such a beginner she didn't
know what she was doing yet. (I've wondered if those bracelets fell apart
within a year!)

Su/Cutworks

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Oct 10, 2004, 3:05:36 PM10/10/04

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Sooz wrote:

> But I find a lot of odd stuff ends up in museum gift shops. A former
friend of
> mine sold her freeform peyote bracelets in the gift shop of the Orlando
fine
> arts museum (I don't know its name) when she was such a beginner she
didn't
> know what she was doing yet. (I've wondered if those bracelets fell apart
> within a year!)

I think it's a combination of guts, marketing and being in the right place,
sometimes.

That's my next project for Mike, there's several good museum gift shops in
Manchester, and I've seen them all. They all could use some lampwork!

-Su