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Smashing Color · 1W ago

Academic Regalia

Its that time of year again. The strains of Pomp and Circumstance fill the air as commencement ceremonies all over the country open with the faculty filing into the field, or gymnasium, or stadium, or convention center. Tradition calls for the … Continue reading →
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Smashing Color · 3W ago

Teaching in Victoria

Last month I spent a week in beautiful Victoria, B.C. teaching a Smashing Color retreat with a small group of friends from the Vancouver Island Polymer Clay Artists Guild. It was a new experience for me in many ways. First … Continue reading →
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Smashing Color · 1M ago

Worldwide Pasta Machine Survey

Last week Sage Bray, the editor of The Polymer Arts magazine, and I had a guest post on Polymer Clay Daily about measuring thicknesses on pasta machines. We asked the polymer community to follow measuring instructions and fill out a short … Continue reading →
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Smashing Color · 2M ago

Rothko’s Red

Portland Center Stage just finished a run of the play “RED” about Mark Rothko. Originally staged in London, the play opened on Broadway two years ago and won the 2010 Tony for Best Play. This two-person play by John Logan … Continue reading →
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Smashing Color · 2M ago

Zooming In

Often  zooming in on an image can inspire new design and color combination ideas. Today I’m zooming in on chairs. These are three very different details from chairs made by artists for the Chair Affair fundraiser – the annual auction for … Continue reading →
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Smashing Color · 3M ago

The Gift of Color for Valentines Day

Color and books are two of my favorite things. Curl up in your reading chair for this 15 minute short where giving a book is also giving a gift of color. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore from … Continue reading →
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Smashing Color · 3M ago

Pasta Machine Standards 4.0

Since I alway start with the #1 setting, this version of the chart has the thick settings at the top. PDF Version: Pasta Machine Standards 4.0
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Smashing Color · 3M ago

Pasta Machine Standards Version 3.0

Here’s my latest draft of a chart based on input from many sources. The standard sheet thicknesses are now only in millimeters, plus I added a column for the size of the sheet (in mm and inches) that you will … Continue reading →
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Smashing Color · 3M ago

Thank You Elise

The Racine Art Museum’s Terra Nova: Polymer Art at the Crossroads closed on Sunday. The first major museum exhibit of polymer art in the country, this show could never have happened without the vision and intrepid determination of polymer artist … Continue reading →
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Smashing Color · 3M ago

Color Method’s Matching Game

This fun color matching game starts out easy- just move the open circle bullseye around the outside of the wheel until the two colors of the inside circle match. Then it gets a little more difficult – match the saturations, … Continue reading →
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