Jewelry and art can be created using a variety of mediums from beads and wire, metal and gemstones, and polymer clay. Chris Kapono (Mandarin Moon on Deviant Art) creates whimsical jewelry and found object art pieces including journal covers, decorative tiles, jewelry, wall art, decorative bottles, boxes, and more. Kapono has been creating polymer clay jewelry and art since 2008. Kapono’s work is inspired by nature; each piece handcrafted, has an organic and natural feel. Clay is mixed with pigments, vintage jewelry, keys, gemstones, and more. You can find Kapono’s work on Deviant Art and buy her work from her Etsy shop. Polymer clay isn’t actually clay as it contains no clay minerals; the sculpt-able material is called “clay” because it can be manipulated like clay. Polymer clay is actually based on the polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and liquid plasticizer. Bakelite was one of the original polymer clays but it’s time in the public was short lived because of the phenol base in the raw unbaked clay was flammable. Later an unsuccessful experiment meant to be used as a use as a thermal transfer compound became Sculpy. A visitor to the lab some years after the project was scraped began playing with the substance and the final figure was baked in a lab, thus “Sculpy clay” was discovered. |
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