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SEENews presents you the art of polymer clay for beginners in cooperation with an Egyptian pioneer polymer clay artist, Mervat Radwan, who is dubbed the “Ambassador of Polymer Clay” in Egypt and the Middle East.
Radwan represented Egypt in many international events with her creativity.
Moreover, she is also a great online teacher who offered polymer clay courses to students from Egypt and the Arab world.
Radwan welcomed her participation in the Polymer Clay arts education initiative and she did not hesitate to tell us the basics of this beautiful art, the ways to apply it as well as what tools needed to create this fine art.
She pointed out that the polymer clay is the thermal clay that does not dry in the air but dries with the heat.
Then, it is put inside the oven— after it is formed— at home; it can be used for amateurs and beginners.
Radwan stated that any tools available at home can be used without the use of professional tools as a first step.
* What can be made with polymer clay?
Radwan revealed: “We can make a stereoscopic rose that can be added on a hair tie, we make buttons, you can decorate mugs with mixing more than one color, you can make a heart for a pendant or earrings or, create a bookmark,”
She continued: “You can make the Eid sheep, and beautiful medals for the Eid as well as Ramadan lantern, just learn the basics and have a blast.”
* Start with only four colors
The artist recommended relying on the tools at hand in the household for the present time, pointing that the polymer clay is available in stores in different brands and from different countries, including the U.S, Spain, and Thailand.
The selling price of the polymer clay ranges between EGP 10 to EGP 40, you can begin with an item worth EGP 18, which will have a successful outcome; buy four colors according to the personal tastes of every person, it is also it possible to mix two or more colors to get a new color.
The clay is spread out with a straight bottle or cup and cut with the cutter knife or the biscuit cutters available at home. "However, she warned not use the tools once again for cooking, as the clay can be toxic."
It is shaped and placed on parchment paper, covered with foil and placed in the oven for half an hour at a temperature of 130 degrees.
* Bookmark
As for the model that is illustrated in the pictures is of the bookmark, which is a marker placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place.
Radwan created it with a stick and covered it with a layer of colors using different colors, while cutting the clay into pieces and shaped the rest of the body as shown in the pictures, and put it into the oven, you can create other designs according to your taste.
Contributed by Yara Sameh
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