Crafting Art History Earrings with Polymer Clay

Polymer Clay Techniques 2

A course by Chelsea Rodriguez, Artist and Art Historian

17 students

Audio: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese

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About the video: Polymer Clay Techniques 2

Overview

“It's time to level up! You will learn how to work with the cutout technique. I will also show you my best tips and tricks to work on the roll, cut and press technique! Ready?”

In this video lesson Chelsea Rodriguez addresses the topic: Polymer Clay Techniques 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Crafting Art History Earrings with Polymer Clay. Craft art history-inspired polymer clay earrings, mastering sculpting, color matching, design techniques for unique wearable jewelry.

Partial transcription of the video

“Now I'm going to show you the cutout technique, and I'm gonna use two different colors to show you that one. Once again, we will condition our technique. This time, we're gonna go up to a very thin option, even thinner than the one we did for the mosaics. As you can see, this time our polymer clay is much thinner. So we've been working on our paper. But for this technique, we're going to work on the mat. And what we're going to do is, I'm going to take just A little piece, not the whole thing. We're going to stick it to our mat. just with our fingers, we gently press. So it sticks to it and...”

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Course summary for: Crafting Art History Earrings with Polymer Clay

Level: Beginner
17 students
4 units
13 lessons (2h 25m)
5 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, DIY

Chelsea Rodriguez

A course by Chelsea Rodriguez

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Artist and Art Historian

Chelsea is an artist and art historian specializing in transforming iconic paintings into wearable miniature art. Through her brand, Venus de Chela, she creates handcrafted polymer clay earrings inspired by masters like Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, and Pablo Picasso.

With a background in art history, her work bridges classical art and contemporary craft. She reinterprets well-known artworks into detailed, small-scale pieces, combining color theory, texture, and sculpting techniques to translate paintings into a wearable format.