Do That Homework!

Do That Homework!

and also turn it in–that’s what I tell my students, the people I tutor, my kids–other people’s kids–and I take my own advice.  Don’t just be a wild child–do your homework first! I do it, and I turn it in on time. My husband is...
Autumn Leaves

Autumn Leaves

Time is passing quickly–I’m gearing up for the Houston International Quilt Festival that is coming right up at the beginning of November. In addition to books, I’ll be there with Judith Skinner and Houston’s own polymer clay artisan mask-maker...
Pre-order Your Autographed Copy Now!

Pre-order Your Autographed Copy Now!

A Collection Of Polymer Clay Masks Books will ship after October 30, 2010. Only books purchased directly from us at PolyMarket Press will be signed by the author. This is one of several incredible miniature masks made by Texas polymer clay artist Patty Barnes. The...
See Us At The International Quilt Festival In Houston!

See Us At The International Quilt Festival In Houston!

Judith Skinner and I will be exhibiting and selling at the Houston International Quilt Festival again this year, and we’d love to meet more readers! I’ll be in booth #2052 under the “Creative Connections” title, and “Judith Skinner, Maker...
A Colorful Polymer Clay Mask

A Colorful Polymer Clay Mask

As I mentioned in yesterdays’s blog post, I’ve divvied up the mask photos into categories in order to help organize them on the pages of the upcoming A Collection Of Polymer Clay Masks. Today I worked on the “Colorful” section, and this is a...
Mystery Mask?

Mystery Mask?

I’ve divided up all 472 photographs of miniature polymer clay masks into  rough categories to make it easier to organize them onto the pages  of the upcoming book. I applied them as keywords to the photos in Adobe Bridge, and now I can quickly sort them. That...