Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61972 in Books
• Published on: 2007-10-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 48 pages

Customer Reviews

Can't Beat Cats
Cats: Big and Small
Chrisie Friesen

In one thin book of less than fifty pages, Christi Friesen gives clear instructions for making at least five different clay projects. Cats' head focal beads, playful cats, easy lump cats, from Persians to calicos and a wide range of big, wild cats become simple with her detailed instructions. She also shows techniques for making emotive facial features, bead mounting, and methods for mixing and finishing clay projects. And she does it all with gentle humor and encouragement that make the book a joy to read. Even if cats aren't your favorite animals, your friends, families and clients will love what you create under Christi's tutelage.

There are Cats and there are cats, ... and then there are these!
Cats aren't just those fluffy things that leave hair all over your best jacket. If you think you have seen cats before.. throw away all your ideas, and dive head first into this book.

This is one in a small series of books (more to follow I have found out) - written by a world wide selling Polymer Artist, Christi Friesen, and the only Polymer books that I have ever recommended.

I have sculpted in clay in all it's forms for years, only coming to polymer about 7 or 8 years ago. I have made it, sold it, and taught it.. and I love it. You can do things with polymer that you can't do with any other clay. However - I wish I had had these books in this series, when I was learning about working with polymer. I highly recommend this book to all polymer workers. Be you a crafter or an expert in this field, this range of books has something for everyone.

This series of books will turn the amatuer clay crafter into the artist, and the clay artist will love the inspiration that she/he draws from this book.

All the instructions are clear and come with step by step photographs that are so incredibly wonderful that even the most fearful of crafter, will be inspired to give it a go!

They are the best of all the books I have seen, and are full of information and snippets, words of advice and fun comments. If you can only afford one clay book.. make it one of these in this range. You won't be disappointed. (And I bet you the contents of my purse that you come back for the others in the range!) :o)
Happy making, all.