Jewelry and art can be created using a variety of mediums from beads and wire, metal and gemstones, and polymer clay. Chris Kapono (Mandarin Moon on Deviant Art) creates whimsical jewelry and found object art pieces including journal covers, decorative tiles, jewelry, wall art, decorative bottles, boxes, and more. Kapono has been creating polymer clay jewelry and art since 2008. Kapono’s work is inspired by nature; each piece handcrafted, has an organic and natural feel. Clay is mixed with pigments, vintage jewelry, keys, gemstones, and more. You can find Kapono’s work on Deviant Art and buy her work from her Etsy shop. Polymer clay isn’t actually clay as it contains no clay minerals; the sculpt-able material is called “clay” because it can be manipulated like clay. Polymer clay is actually based on the polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and liquid plasticizer. Bakelite was one of the original polymer clays but it’s time in the public was short lived because of the phenol base in the raw unbaked clay was flammable. Later an unsuccessful experiment meant to be used as a use as a thermal transfer compound became Sculpy. A visitor to the lab some years after the project was scraped began playing with the substance and the final figure was baked in a lab, thus “Sculpy clay” was discovered. |
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If you are an 80’s kid chances are you or your parents may have grown up with a love of comic books. Comic books have been around since the mid-1800s; the first full color comic book was The Blackberries which was released in 1901. In 1938 comic books became a major industry thanks to The Reign of the Super-Man; after 6 years and the addition of a publisher the comic was renamed The Superman.
Independent comic books were on the rise during the 1960s and 1970s; these are also referred to as “underground comics.” These indie comics were a reflection of the youth’s drug culture and opposition to mainstream culture. These comics were seldom sold at newsstands, instead they could be found in local shops such as head shops (shops that specialize in drug paraphernalia) and record shops. Today’s indie comic book artists are different, no longer rebelling solely against mainstream culture and ideas; they are those who prefer to publish by their own means without the use of a publishing company. Indie comic artists cover a large variety of topics. Questionable Content written and drawn by Jeph Jacques, a self-taught artist. Jacques’s comic also known as QC follows a group of characters in their day to day lives, which includes romantic struggles, partying, an independently owned coffee shop (Coffee of Doom), anthro-PCs, and more. The Leading characters are Dora (the owner of Coffee of Doom and ex-girlfriend to Marten), Marten (the original character who is mopey and works at the college library because he doesn’t know what he wants to be/do yet), Pintsize (Marten’s crude and sex-crazed anthro-PC), Faye Whitaker (the scary creative artistic genius who keeps everyone in line), Hannelore (who suffers from a multitude of anxieties and with the help of her friends is learning how to live on her own), Marigold (resident anime nerd), and Momo (Marigold’s anthro-PC). Jacques also throws in a few characters on random pages when something has gone array and the comic can’t be updated like it regularly is, the most prominent character would be Yelling Bird, as Jacques states under his Cast page for the comic, “Just the worst. Absolutely, positively the worst.” (http://www.questionablecontent.net) Jacques started his online comic August 1, 2003 and has been able to support himself and his wife by selling QC merchandise and ad space on the main site. Jacques only training artistically was from high school, according to his FAQ’s page, he forgot everything after high school and consistently improves as QC continues. Merchandise for QC can be purchased through Topatoco; items include printed comics, art prints, shirts, bags, and plush versions of the anthro-PC’s and Yelling Bird.
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