Mike Buesseler Videos Now Available on the IPCA YouTube Channel

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Mike Buesseler
Autumn Birches(1995)Following a very determined and successful campaign by Tonja Lenderman to track down Mike Buesseler's videos and the generosity of Tory Hughes, whose company owns them, the IPCA is very happy to announce a permanent home from where they can be viewed.

Tory made it a condition that there is to be no charge for the videos and Tonja has added a note to each one to that effect. They must also be freely available to all, not just our members, and we are very happy to agree to that. Enjoy watching a polymer master in action! Thank you very much Tonja and Tory.

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New members' only benefit

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Recently announced at The IPCA Retreat in August the newest member benefit is a special discussion group on Facebook titled IPCA Members Only.

This will be a group where members can meet, chat, share and learn together. You will be able to post your art work, works in progress, questions, tips and anything related to Polymer Clay. We will also be offering special weekly topics as well as swaps and contests; you don't want to miss this by-invitation-only FB group.

Please watch for an email invitation from Lee Ann Armstrong and Leila Bidler in your email box during the next few weeks. IPCA will be introducing more Member Only benefits in the coming months so stay tuned!

Fall 2011 Polymergence Newsletters

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The September, October, and November issues of the IPCA newsletter, Polymergence, are now available as an online archive.  Click here to view the archive.

Please submit any news, polymer tips or information you'd like to be considered for use in the next IPCA newsletter by December 9, 2011.  If you have any questions about the newsletter, please contact Suzanne Ivester .

A Response to "Copying vs. Stealing"

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I just discovered an article on the IPCA's website, written by Kerrie Venner, VP for Education and Outreach. Kerrie's article is here.

The article talked about my artwork and a blog article I wrote about my work being copied. Kerrie refers to me as an example of an artist who has published directions for making my artwork who then gets "antsy" when people copy it. She states that she doesn't understand what's wrong with coveting my little totem animals, then making her own versions for her own use, and even to sell, since her customers probably aren't familiar with my work anyway.

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Copying vs Stealing

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I was reading Luann Udell's blog recently. Luann makes lovely faux ivory and bone figures inspired by her love of the prehistoric Lascaux cave paintings, which she incorporates into intricate and very beautiful wall-hangings. In her blog, Luann is talking about how she feels when she sees her work copied. Her musings are full of insight and her journey of understanding is interesting, and I recommend you read it for yourself. It made me think about this question as well, and it is a thorny and controversial subject. In my own artistic journey, I am still at the stage of learning new techniques and discovering for myself the seemingly unending ways it is possible to use polymer clay. My primary source of learning is still working through projects devised by other artists. I am naturally drawn to those projects that have the finished item I covet. I want that item. I want to see how to make that item, learning as I go. 

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2011 Polymergence Newsletters

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The January 2011 and February 2011 issues of the IPCA newsletter, Polymergence, are now available as an online archive.  Click here to view the archive.

Please submit any news, polymer tips or information you'd like to be considered for use in the next IPCA newsletter by December 21, 2010.  If you have any questions about the newsletter, please contact Suzanne Ivester .