On April 19 and 20th, Pikes Peak Polymer Clay Guild welcomed reknowned artist Dayle Doroshow to Colorado Springs to teach a two day workshop featuring chaos cards and messengers and storytellers. I was lucky enough to have Dayle stay in my home for the weekend! A great time was had by all and we worked through our creative blocks on Saturday by making "chaos cards." These very thin, flexible cards were made entirely of polymer clay using various techniques that each of us wanted to explore. We had to come up with a list of trigger words that name the cards ( that was harder than I thought it would be) The purpose of this deck of cards is to throw a little chaos into your art making process. By doing that, you can become unstuck if you need it, change direction in your work and come up with a way to solve a problem.
Tina Holdman won the official "most Cards" made in the room that day. I think she made well over 40 cards!
On Sunday we made our messengers and storytellers. These "dolls" all turned out to be very sophisticated and personal to each participant.
Dayle first showed us how to make the head using various techniques and colors of clay which we then antiqued with burnt umber or even white paint. Some of us even tried animal heads which all turned out great. Then we got to work on the bodies. We could decorate them any way we wanted to using any and all techniques. Everyone "dolls" turned out terrific!
Dayle is a wonderful teacher and really helps her students think creatively and outside the box. While hosting her in my home, I heard wonderful stories of all her travels around the world, in particular, the workshops she teaches at Gwen Gibson's polymer clay retreat in the south of France. It sounds like the most wonderful place to go take week to relax and clay. She is very knowledgeable about travelling abroad and I learned a lot from her.
Hopefully, you'll be able to see from my photos all that we learned and made!
Tracy Miller
Tina Holdman won the official "most Cards" made in the room that day. I think she made well over 40 cards!
On Sunday we made our messengers and storytellers. These "dolls" all turned out to be very sophisticated and personal to each participant.
Dayle first showed us how to make the head using various techniques and colors of clay which we then antiqued with burnt umber or even white paint. Some of us even tried animal heads which all turned out great. Then we got to work on the bodies. We could decorate them any way we wanted to using any and all techniques. Everyone "dolls" turned out terrific!
Dayle is a wonderful teacher and really helps her students think creatively and outside the box. While hosting her in my home, I heard wonderful stories of all her travels around the world, in particular, the workshops she teaches at Gwen Gibson's polymer clay retreat in the south of France. It sounds like the most wonderful place to go take week to relax and clay. She is very knowledgeable about travelling abroad and I learned a lot from her.
Hopefully, you'll be able to see from my photos all that we learned and made!
Tracy Miller
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