The PCAGOE February challenge is ACEOs: Art Cards, Editions and Originals. Here’s the post about the challenge. And here’s some inspiration for you!
First, some ACEOs listed in PCAGOE member etsy shops
And second, a podcast from Polymer Clay Productions about making ATCs and ACEOs
Watch Polymer Clay Tv Episode #15 Creating ATC & Aceo Cards & Using Air Dry Clay in How to Videos | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
She’s a photographer and multimedia artist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has a BA degree in Art and originally worked only with photography and silk screen media. Her work is all about abstract designs and it is so beautifully arranged. About 18 years ago she discovered polymer clay and fell in love with its versatility. She lets the clay tells her what it wants to be! The first technique she worked with was the millefiori cane making technique and says “millefiori canes always have distorted ends where the cane pattern doesn’t match the rest of the cane.” She discovered from the very first cane that she would rather play with the scraps, than the rest of the cane.
She ended up with a lot of clay “scraps” and had to find ways to use them. In addition to using the canes for jewelry, she uses them to make finials for plant stakes which are copper embellished with glass nuggets.
From her blog comes this great statement “Artists don’t work in a vacuum. We are always getting ideas from others, then putting our own spin on them.
I starting my artistic life with a BA in Art decades ago. Originally I was a photographer and printmaker. I started working with polymer clay in 1990. I don’t remember how I found out about the clay. I do remember that the first clay I found was Cernit. A friend and I tried to recreate the African millefiori trade beads that we both collected. The beads were a good imitation, until they were baked. They didn’t stay hard edged. The contours were soft and the appearance translucent. Eventually I discovered Fimo and got the nice hard edges, and opaque colors, I was looking for.”
From her feedback - ” One of my co-workers called it a “work of art” around my neck. So, true. It is just lovely and the artist was a pleasure to work with. Thank you.”
Congratulations to milicabubanja, whose stunning canework necklace won first place in the PCAGOE January, 2009, Black and White challenge! Coming in a very close second is OrganicOdysseys and her beautiful, textured switchplate.
And in third place, kerijoy’s joyful black and white walldancer.
The randomly selected winners of the prize packs for voters are Audrey Jones and Dottie Hemrick. (See the fabulous prizes here and here!)
Thanks so much to everyone who entered and voted in this challenge. Next month’s theme is ACEOs. To enter your own piece, read the rules here and jump right in! (Entries are due by January 28.)
Come join the fun by entering next month’s challenge! Everyone is invited to enter, and you can read the full rules and information here.
The theme for February is ACEOs. ACEO stands for Art Cards, Editions and Originals. Basically, they are little samples of an artist’s work. They can be made from just about anything, and the only requirement is that they measure 2.5 by 3.5 inches. Here’s a handy wikipedia article telling about them, and if you’re looking for inspiration, check out the 20,000 or so samples on etsy! To enter the PCAGOE challenge, your ACEO must be made of at least 50% polymer clay. Entries are due by midnight on January 28.
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If you haven’t voted yet, don’t forget to scroll down and vote in the January Black and white challenge!
