Millefiori Patchwork Clay by Priscilla Wentworth
Eighteen years ago while I was using fabric to make patchwork, I saw the work of several artists who adapted the millefiori glass process to polymer clay. To me it seemed like three dimensional patchwork, and I soon attempted to answer my lifelong question: How can I get this to do that? I'm still cutting and piecing, but the concepts I was exploring with fabric have been exponentially expanded as I continue to explore them instead with polymer clay.
Millefiori was invented by glass makers, and means "thousand flowers" in Italian. I build each of my original designs from the middle out with colored polymer clay. A thin slice of the design makes each section of PatchWork Clay.
Other experience:
Bachelor of Science degree in visual art from the University of Southern Maine.
25 years as an art teacher in public elementary schools.
30 years as a artisan involved with 3 different craft co-ops.
Work in a variety of other craft media, including batik, weaving, printmaking, pottery, photography, basketry, masks, sewing, and patchwork.
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