Polymer Triptych: Crafted by Hand with Laurie Mika

How to Create Your Own Polymer Triptych

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Create Arts Online is delighted to present Laurie Mika’s online course “Polymer Triptych: Crafted by Hand.”

Laurie is an award winning artist. She has taught thousands of students how to create with polymer clay, and now she is bringing her signature techniques to Create Arts Online.

In this course Laurie will take you step-by-step through the ways to create your own Polymer Triptych. Laurie creates these Polymer Triptychs as the substrate, so you no longer need to search for that perfect board or object. In this course, you will learn how to create your own.

Laurie starts with instruction on how to condition her favorite clay. She then describes how to roll the clay out for the best results, followed by a description of her favorite tools to use in this part of the process.

Once your clay is rolled out the fun begins! Laurie pulls out all the stops by sharing her techniques for stamping the clay with unique and beautiful rubber stamps. Then she demonstrates how to apply both gold and silver leaf.

Laurie is best known for creating beautifully antiqued polymer clay art. In this course she shares all of her tips and tricks through the use of a variety of paints, mica powders, and wax based rubs for creating these unique and easy to achieve effects.

One of the best parts of this course is watching Laurie work. As she makes choices throughout the creative process, you can watch her work from a birds-eye view. This course is like having Laurie by your side 24/7 as she teaches and guides you in creating your very own Polymer Triptych.

Learning Laurie’s techniques will give you limitless ways to create with polymer clay, and help you to make your own substrates.

This course comes with a PDF for download with all the tools, materials, and resources, as well as a step by step guide that you can print.



Laurie — What a wonderful teacher you are? Thank you very much for such a great workshop. You have such a way of explaining everything in detail and every little part; it's easy to understand, and it is so easy to duplicate. I have really enjoyed learning from A to Z the polymer clay techniques. Thank you very much for including these great PDFs. I will certainly read the 'technique guide' once again, and I will refer to your great list of tooks, materials, and resources. I am ordering the oven; it will be the 5th one in my house!! Please tell Create Arts Online to have more of your workshops." Marie D.

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Laurie Mika
Laurie Mika

Laurie Mika is an artist, author and instructor. Over the last two and a half decades, Laurie‘s mixed media mosaic and assemblage work using polymer clay has evolved into an original and easily recognizable style. Her unique approach combines handmade polymer clay tiles with beads, jewelry pieces, charms, glass tile, hand cast resin pieces and found objects. She feels very fortunate to be able to combine her love of travel and passion for art through teaching at art retreats. She has taught across the States as well as in France, Israel, Australia and Mexico.

Laurie’s work has been published in countless magazines and books. She is the author of the highly regarded book, Mixed Media Mosaics, that was published by North Light Books in 2007. Laurie has appeared on both HGTV’s, That’s Clever and on DIY’s, Craft Lab. Recently, Laurie was featured on a new PBS series, Make It Artsy.

Laurie’s work has been shown in galleries in San Diego, Laguna Beach and Los Angeles including La Luz de Jesus and the Hive Gallery. She is currently represented by Pop Gallery in Santa Fe. She has also exhibited many times in the prestigious Mosaic Arts International juried exhibition, winning Best in Show at Mesa Contemporary Arts in Arizona. Laurie’s work hangs in private collections here and abroad.


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