Crafting Art History Earrings with Polymer Clay

The Challenge: Adding Textures and Depth

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: The Challenge: Adding Textures and Depth

Overview

“Let me teach you how to add watter, lilies, lily pads and the Japanese bridge; all this by using all the techniques you've learned before. ”

In this video lesson Chelsea Rodriguez addresses the topic: The Challenge: Adding Textures and Depth, 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

“In this lesson, we're going to be adding water lilies, lily pads, and the Japanese bridge. We're gonna start from these three pieces. These are going to be our water lilies. We're going to make little snakes. with each of them. And by using the roll, cut, and press technique, we'll build our lily pads. I'm gonna cut many lily pads from each of the color, but I'm not gonna put them yet. They don't have to be the same size. You can make variations on their size. I'm going to stop for now and if I need more, I'll just make them. So now we're going to put them on our pond. With the tip of our k...”

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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.