Polymer Clay Artists Guild of Etsy

www.oneandonly.etsy.com

Sydney Australia is the home of Maria Psaltis of Oneandonly. She is a wife and the mother of four children.  She is also involved as a youth worker.  She loves polymer clay and thinks it is a wonderful medium to work with.

She says, “It has taken me some time to nurture and share my creativity with the world. Like so many people, women in particular, nurturing children, relationships and mortgages were a priority. But here I am now in my glorious 40’s indulging in what has always been a passion for me, Art.” I have dabbled in so many art forms and media over the years, which now I can see has helped me to evolve into an artist that can explore the use of many media to assist in my creations.”

She works with varied materials, for example, adding polymer clay mokume gane beads to the leather rose below to create this exquisite necklace.

Another passion for Maria has been working as a youth worker.  She loves working with young people and hopes to continue this work through Art. Maria believes that introducing young people to creation can often be the beginning of many things. 

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