Thursday, July 25, 2013

Announcing my new shop on Etsy

Hello Everyone,

After a while of thinking about it in order to decide whether or not to open another one, I would like to announce the opening of my new shop on Etsy.  I sell only Mezuzahs there. Here are some that are already listed and ready for sale:








I hope that you will enjoy visiting this new shop.

Please leave comments here for me once you are done visiting the shop.

I hope your day is full of colors

The Mezuzah Stop on Etsy
http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheMezuzahStop?ref=si_shop

Sunday, July 14, 2013

My Love For My Art Medium

Hi,

After all these years of working with polymer clay, I have a large inventory of art pieces that I would love to share with everyone.  Please visit the store to see more:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClaymaxCollection?ref=si_shop

For anyone who goes there from this blog you can input coupon code "freeship" and anything you buy from my shop is free of charge for shipping to anywhere in the USA.

For my visitors from other countries, I need to know your location for me to give you the exact shipping cost. So, Please, send me a note through Etsy Conversations and I will get back to you with the answer.  Till next time, May your day be full of colors.

Goli Claymax Collection
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClaymaxCollection

Sunday, July 7, 2013

My Yellow-Green, White and Black Mezuzahs


Hello everyone,

Today I thought I'd talk to you about the new line of mezuzahs I am making with the three colors of yellow-green, white and black.
This one made with a technique of mixing clay called Mokume Gane.  This is an ancient technique that Japanese metal smith used to forge swords. Now polymer clay is mixed in the same manner to come up with  the interesting pattern that you see. In addition to the three colors I have mixed silver leaf and translucent clay too.




This in is a simpler and smaller piece made of Yellow and white clay crackled with silver leaf.  You can see the signature stamp on the bottom left of the piece.  



This black one is a sleek piece bearing a Star of David with three triangles.





May your day be full of colors.
Goli
https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClaymaxCollection?ref=si_shop

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

My Leaf Series of Necklaces

Hello everyone,

As a creative being I go through phases. These days I am in my leaf phase.  
I wanted to share my leaf series with you.  

Here is the very first necklace that I made with leaves. I call it Mother Earth.  The warm yellow and red remind me of a warm summer day.  
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I Skinner blended the red and yellow for a gradual transition of colors and then I rolled it to make a cane.  Then I formed the leaves from large slices of the cane. That is why you see the red edges of the leaves.  I love this necklace.  





This one is number 2.  
I used jade green and gold Skinner blend which I then formed into leaves.  There are 4 kinds of leaves in this ensemble.  The Ginkgo leaves are in the very center because they are smaller and a perfect shape for the central circle covering the attachment for the dangle.

Jade Green and Gold Leaf Necklace
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I worked on the following three almost at the same time.  


Pink and Green Leaf Necklace
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This one is a modified and more refined version of Mother Earth in pink and green.  I used 5 leaves to make this.  Again, I blended and rolled the clay to form a cane and the slices are what the leaves are made of. Then, I formed little star flowers, from pink clay crackled with silver leaf, to add more interest to the necklace.  The poker dot glass beads are a great addition to the beginning of the necklace and to match the handmade pink and green polyclay beads perfectly.  


The next two were made almost at the same time.  The method is the same as mentioned above for the yellow and blue one. 
Blue and Yellow Leaf Necklace
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For this one, I crackled some royal blue clay with silver leaf. Then I formed leaves out of jade green, blue and copper clay. I also formed two large beads out of the same colors for the chain. I added smaller polyclay beads to the dangle as well as stone and glass beads.

Copper, Blue and Jade Green Leaf Necklace
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You can see these on my shop on Etsy. I also can custom blend clays to match your colors to make this necklace.  or anything else that you see in my shop. Here is the link to my shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ClaymaxCollection


Here is the latest piece that I have just finished. It is made of Purple, Lilac and gold clay blend.  It is not listed on Etsy so if you are interested let me know in comments and we can make arrangements.
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Until next time, may your day be full of colors.
Goli
Claymax