Conference Presenter – Holly Gage Holly Gage of Gage Designs creates original jewelry designs with her own gentle blend of art and soul. Her creations are made to evoke a connection between the wearer and one’s inner spirit, their social consciousness, and the natural world around them. Additionally, Holly is a certified Metal Clay instructor who loves to share her jewelry making knowledge and techniques in her metal clay classes held in Pennsylvania (PA) where she lives and at international conferences. Her jewelry designs and articles have been featured in several national and regional publications. Holly Gage’s collection includes, The When Peace Talks jewelry line, limited edition jewelry selections, and custom designed pieces for organizations and individuals. Just added was a line of titanium and silver focal beads and components for other jewelry designers. Partnerships with non-violent peace causes enable Gage Designs to donate and fund raise with peace organizations locally and nationally. Such organizations include world-renowned Adopt–A–Minefield and the Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster of Pennsylvania. www.HollyGage.com or http://www.WhenPeaceTalks.com |
Conference Presentation Overview:
Negative Space CanePower Point Presentation PDF
What if you could take common cane–making techniques from polymer clay and apply them to metal clay? I started to experiment, curious to find out what would happen if you used a combustible material as one element in the caning process and metal clay as the other. After trial, error, and then some "aha moments", a new technique was born. The fruit of my labor was the creation of neat negative spaces in my work: Interesting filigree, chambers for enamel or polymer clay inlay, and cane slices that are easily duplicated for tessellating patterns. In addition, I could create elements that might otherwise be fragile in the working stage, but now have stability provided by the extra support of the combustible material –– the possibilities are endless. |
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