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| Melanie Muir |
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| Melanie West |
Earlier this month I had a wonderful visit with good friends and fellow polymeristas
Melanie Muir and
Melanie West. It was great seeing the two Melanies again - we had last seen each other at Synergy II over a year ago. Both are masters at what they do - Melanie M's mokume technique is flawlessly executed and so evocative of her native Scottish landscape. And Melanie W's Bio series is in a league all its own. Complex and simple at the same time, and ever so tactile. Both artists are intensely organic in their work.
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| Dale Chihuly at the MFA |
And speaking of organic, the
Dale Chihuly exhibit at Boston's
MFA has to take the cake. It is a jaw dropping series of large scale installations that defies the imagination. Colors, fluid alien-like forms, forests of glass. And did I mention colors?
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| idea2lifestyle on etsy.com |
After all that inspirational overload, I just had to play. I've used mokume techniques off and on since I first started working with polymer, so I decided to try my hand at it again. The natural feel of mokume coordinates well with the soft, flowing, ethereal feel of current fashion trends.
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| "Sun and Shade" brooch |
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| "Botanicals" window pendants |
I love the work of all three of you! These new "Botanicals" pendants are stunning! Also like the term, "polymeristas". :)
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