Patricia and I both took a class with Barbara McGuire (
http://www.barbaramcguire.com/), "Matchbook Pendants". Barbara was so professional, she had most of the pre-work done, so that we could spend our time learning the important parts, rather than doing the "grunt work". After a short evening class, we each walked out with a completed pendant necklace that we were utterly proud of.
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My sweet friend Patricia, at Art Unraveled in
Phoenix, AZ, August, 2007.
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Patricia took this picture of me at the airport as we
were getting ready to leave for Phoenix ... sketchbook/journal
in hand, I couldn't wait to get started!
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Barbara McGuire with one of her tiny matchbooks, which is
about to be magically turned into a fabulous pendant.
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Here's the one I made, with an image transferred onto the
polymer clay.
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The back of the pendant, showing the impressed stamping
and distressed painting, as well as the imported metal belt parts
that were used as findings.