Birds of a Feather: Revised and Expanded Polymer Clay Projects (Beyond Projects) - Softcover

Book 6 in the Christi Friesen's 'Beyond Projects' series—the pages of this how to volume include flamingos, owls, phoenixes, and a host of polymer clay creations. With a warm writing style, and helpful nudgings to stir up your creativity, this book makes polymer clay more enjoyable, no matter what your skill level. The ephasis is on creativity, and adding mixed media embellishments to your creations. Also, it's fun!

The author works in mixed media, combining polymer clay, glass, acrylic, found objects, gemstones and semi-precious stones, glass beads, pearls, precious metals, and pigments to make her unique sculptures and art jewelry. Her preference for polymer as her sculpting medium is a result of the versatility, durability, and unparalleled ease with which it can accommodate gems, pearls and stones. These are worked into the sculpture while the clay is uncured, thus allowing for a very organic design in which the stones are an integrated into the design. The medium is also colorfast and lightweight.

Christi's work is available at galleries and juried fine craft shows. She is a contributor to magazines and books.