Polymer Clay Color Inspirations: Techniques and Jewelry Projects for Creating Successful Palettes [Paperback]

Lindly Haunani (Author), Maggie Maggio (Author)

Book Description

Release date: August 25, 2009

Lindly Haunani and Maggie Maggio are renowned for their courses and workshops on color as well as for their outstanding polymer clay work. In this book, they offer instruction and inspiration that focuses on polymer clay as a learning tool that readers can use to explore their own color instincts and preferences and develop their own palettes.

Each chapter investigates a specific color principle, with the discussion supported by a related exercise, a “studio tool” assignment or demonstration, a polymer clay jewelry project, and a profile of a prominent polymer clay artist. Sample topics include:

•The Complexity of Color
•Three Properties of Color
•Choosing Your Palette
•Mixing Colors That Flow
•Matching Colors with Precision
•Games Colors Play
•Orchestrating Color Combinations
•Color Composition: Placement and Proportion
•Playful Patterns
•Tantalizing Textures

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Polymer clay is a wonderfully versatile material and a whole lot of fun to explore...This lovely book will show you how to identify your favorite colors and use them to create successful color schemes, make your own reference tools for creating jewelry designs, and study color interactions through eleven exercises and projects. That's a big bang for your buck!" --Bead Design Studio Magazine

About the Author

LINDLY HAUNANI has more than eighteen years of experience as a polymer clay workshop leader. Her work has appeared in more than fifty invitational and juried shows.

MAGGIE MAGGIO has studied color for more than thirty years and for the last ten years has traveled the United States teaching color workshops to polymer artists.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Potter Craft; Original edition (August 25, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823015017
• ISBN-13: 978-0823015016
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.4 x 10.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,342 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #6 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Crafts & Hobbies > Polymer Clay
  • #68 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Crafts & Hobbies > Jewelry & Beadwork > Jewelry

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57 of 63 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute must-have book September 1, 2009

By Linda L. Jones

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I've just received my copy of "Polymer Clay Inspirations" and I can hardly wait to read it cover to cover and do the exercises. Not only is color theory (and different basic color systems)explained beautifully, but the photographs/examples inspire creativity on their own. I am very selective about what craft books I purchase, usually borrowing from the public library first to determine whether the book is a necessary reference item for my shelf. This time, I preordered and I am SO glad. This is a reference book I'll pick up time and time again - and one I'll leaf through when inspiration flags. I work in polymer clay and also do bead work and mixed media and this book will be a fabulous help in all mediums where color is concerned. Congratulations to Lindly Haunani and Maggie Maggio for having written a book I'd give 12 stars out of 10 to!

39 of 43 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This is NOT a step-by-step!! Thank goodness! February 1, 2010

By Karen Tiede VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

I don't normally feel obligated to pile on when a book has so many five-star reviews, but I do this time. +1 to everything everyone else loves about this book.

And: Thank GOODNESS it's not a "project" book! This is an art form! Can I have a few more exclamation points? This medium is riddled, if not ruined, with step-by-step books that tell you exactly how to make work exactly like the work in the picture and leave you with no actual new skills or understanding. That's not art (IMO).

Wait wait, there's more: Thank GOODNESS it's a "technical" book. It's a "technical" medium! It's chemistry (oops, was I not supposed to let anyone know that there's more chemistry to the "poly" than there is "clay" to the second part of the name?). The stuff changes when it bakes. There's a reason you're not supposed to let raw clay contact food prep surfaces... Other artists get books about the technical elements of their media. Why not polyclay?

I saw this book at the store and let it sit. One more over-promised polyclay book, flashy pictures on the front, boring step-by-steps inside. Then it appeared in the library and I checked it out, and now I'm back to buy my own copy. And I'm not even a polyclay artist! I like the way the color information is presented and am working my way through the exercises in textiles--the information about color is THAT good and THAT accessible, compared to virtually every other color theory book available.

Finally, it has been a while since I've looked at polyclay books, largely because so much of the content IS S-B-S, and it's good to see work of artists I haven't seen in every other compendium.

47 of 54 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars One Of the Best Books on Polymer Clay Ever. August 29, 2009

By Seth L. Savarick

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This is a must have book for anyone interested in working with polymer clay as a serious art and fine craft medium. Well written and beautifully designed. Even if you are a seasoned pro with polymer clay there is something to be gained by owning this book. This truly is one of the best polymer clay books I have seen published in a long time.