Ancient Modern

ancient modern polymer clay + wire jewelry

ronna sarvas weltman

lush sonata bracelet

desert abundance bracelet

nightfall in mozambique necklace

Introduction Designing Jewelry Color Inspiration The Mechanics of Necklaces, Bracelets, Earrings, Rings, and Pins Working with Wire Understanding Wire Gauge and Properties Wire Tools

zen earrings

Wire Jewelry Techniques Texturing Wire Creating a Patina Designing Clasps Coiling Wire Working with Polymer Clay Understanding Polymer Clay and Its Properties Polymer Clay Tools Polymer Clay Techniques Curing Polymer Clay Surface Effects and Texturing Marbling Beadmaking

the projects so much and more bracelet

Moondance Necklace Serendipity’s Sister Necklace Nightfall in Mozambique Necklace Aria’s Dream Necklace Ancient Vessel Necklace Lush Sonata Necklace Whole World Necklace Springtime Afternoon Bracelet

Desert Abundance Bracelet So Much and More Bracelet Mama’s Mambo Bracelet Twice-told Story Ring Embrace Me Ring Zen Earrings Dancing Ladies Earrings Three-Ring Circus Brooch

Resources Index

three-ring circus brooch

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materials

Polymer clay in variety of harmonious colors Shoe polish Acrylic paint Wire 2 jump rings 2 crimp beads Clasp Beading wire tools

Acrylic roller or pasta machine Tissue blade Needle tool Chain-nose pliers Flush cutter

m a m a ’ s mambo bracelet This bracelet is so joyous – the wavy spacers and the rich jewel tones exude energy, and the colors blending into each other make

design notes :

it feel as if it’s undulating. The watercolor focal bead adds to the

+ Y  ou may want to string your discs onto elastic cord to make a stretch bracelet. If so, then you’ll want to make all your discs more or less the same size.

sense of energy and motion.

+ Y  ou can blend each of your colors thoroughly, or you can make your blends a little “rougher” and add some more visual interest to your piece that way. Striations in the blends look great. + I f you use different colors, remember that different colors have different saturation levels. A little bit of black added to pearl will look much more saturated than a little bit of yellow. Therefore, you need to alter how much you add to each ball depending on the characteristics of the colors you blend.

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gallery

embrace me ring

springtime afternoon bracelet

twice-told story ring

aria’s dream necklace

pendant

moondance necklace

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make unforgettable jewelry with polymer clay and wire

Learn to create organic, sophisticated, and distinctly contemporary jewelry by combining polymer clay and wire with Ancient Modern. Use a range of innovative techniques to design beads and jewelry components from polymer clay, then add wireworking elements, inspired clasps and ear wires, wire bead caps, polymer clay tipped head pins, and more for a signature look.

Ancient Modern includes: • A  wealth of techniques plus 20 step-by-step projects for necklaces, bracelets, and pins in Ronna’s distinctive style with detailed instruction and process photography. • A  n inspirational gallery showing the endless possibilities for using the techniques throughout the book.

Ronna Sarvas Weltman’s work has been featured in Wire Artist Jeweler, Art Jewelry, Bead Style, Lapidary Journal/Jewelry Artist, and Step by Step Wire Jewelry magazines. She regularly teaches workshops in polymer clay and wireworking and has appeared on That’s Clever! on HGTV. She lives in Seattle. Paperbound, 8½ × 9, 128 pages 300 photographs, 20 illustrations ISBN 978-1-59668-097-5 $22.95 May 2009

• U  nique polymer clay techniques not shown in other books plus an exclusive design approach for combining polymer clay and wire for oneof-a-kind pieces.

Ancient Modern draws on Ronna’s fundamentals of jewelry design, what makes a piece elegantly “primitive,” and shows how to achieve her organic effects, from color mixing to texture effects. Beaders and jewelry makers will be making gallery-style jewelry in no time!