Found Mediums

Our last look at using polymer and other materials this week will be with Debbie Crothers. She posted this lovely assemblage of elements this week on Facebook and I just had to share it.

Debbie is well known for her surface design work and posts tons of her experiments and beads but it can take a while for her to come around to putting the pieces together into finished jewelry. I understand inclination. The textures revealed and the blooming of colors that happens as you manipulate and add to the polymer on your worktable can be intoxicating. I know I just want to keep trying new things but at some point we gotta do something with the elements we’ve created.

So I’ve been excited to see this whole slew of finished work popping up on her social network feeds right now. But she isn’t just using polymer elements. This dynamic piece includes polymer spikes, recycled beads, and a recycled ring. Debbie is also a thrift store hound (something else we have in common!) which can be such a fabulous way to find additional bits and bobs to add to polymer jewelry and other assemblage work.

Take a closer look at Debbie’s recently assembled finished necklaces and earrings on her Facebook page and her website. And don’t forget to stop by her shop for some fun tutorials to keep you busy and entertained this winter.

(Right after I wrote this, I found that Debbie wrote her own post about her “Upcycling Jewelry” so for more on the subject, jump over to her blog here.)