Welcome to 11 BOLD street ®
11 Bold street features wearable art - handcrafted jewelry and accessories, primarily of polymer clay (the preferred term now being just "polymer") and compatible materials. I also offer unique containers and desk sets, such as valets, pens and trinket boxes, beads, buttons and tutorials.
Items are all one-of-a-kind. You may see echoes of the same colors or techniques in multiple pieces, especially with patterns that are exceptionally exciting. Edges tend to be exposed, showing the multi-step layering process that is used in many items.
And the pieces tend to be, well…BOLD…in either color, pattern and/or size. They are rarely "seasonal" and infinitely wearable year 'round.
Currently, 11 BOLD street items are available in my Etsy shop. This shop IS me, as I only offer items which I, myself, would wear, use or display. Thanks so much for visiting and sharing in my ongoing creative journey!
What exactly, IS "polymer (clay)"?
Polymer is like modeling clay in it's raw form, and comes in many wonderful colors which can be mixed together, yielding an unlimited color palette. There are a number of manufacturers, each having different characteristics after curing - hardness, flexibility, luminosity, transparency, etc.
With versatility unlike any other mediums, polymer can be worked in millefiori techniques like glass, folded in the manner of Japanese metal working (mokume gane) and sanded, drilled, carved and polished like wood, bone and stone. Metallic formulas can be impressed then sanded down to reveal gorgeous, dimensional optical illusions in a technique called "mica shift".
Polymer is also available in a liquid form, which can be used in many exciting techniques. The wrapped cuffs in 11 BOLD street's Wristwear section are some examples. It is nearly impossible to find other polymer artists using liquid polymer with lightweight fabrics in the same manner as you will find in this shop.
There are many different finishing methods. Sheen, when appropriate for the pieces found here is achieved through at least five grades of wet hand-sanding, followed by mechanical buffing. Except in very rare cases (which are noted) there is no applied finish to wear off. The major exception to this is the use of liquid polymer as a glaze.
Buffing a piece briskly (but gently) with a piece of denim will renew the finish, if needed. Polymer is waterproof, but other components may not be. Please treat any of these pieces like you would treat your fine jewelry.
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11 BOLD street ® is pleased to offer FREE SHIPPING on orders totaling $60 or more to US and Canada!
Reduced shipping everywhere else for orders totaling $60 or more.
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Links
Polymer Clay Daily
Voila - Polymer Art
Art Jewelry Magazine
Pantone Fashion Colors Report
11 BOLD street ® TUTORIALS
Want to try your hand at making an original piece of jewelry? Downloadable tutorials are one of the hottest educational tools in art and crafting today.
Check out my polymer Tutorials at the new ClayLessons site, or the 11 BOLD street Etsy shop .
There is also a Basic Photo Editing Workflow tutorial exclusively at the Etsy shop - learn a "quick and dirty" editing method of improving any photo, not just items for listings, but also all those personal and vacation photos!
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