ELUSIVE

Look at these original polymer clay face pendants I found at Shimmerwyck.etsy.com.

Somehow they remind me the elusive portraits by Amedeo Modigliani – a fine mixture of primitive, decorative, and graceful.

EMOTIONAL

These face pins from another new store, CreagerStudios1.etsy.com by Jodi Creager, are so expressive – they can be used in a study of human emotions. The detail on these pins is incredible, especially given their size (each pin is only about 1” by 1/2”).

Find out more about Jodi and her art in her great and entertaining blog, creagerstudios.blogspot.com.

PROUD

I found Tina Wade's shop, African Motif, while working on the new ad for PCAGOE.com, and was immediately attracted to her face brooches. They have such distinct ethnic features, full of pride and self-confidence. Absolutely beautiful!

The other two pieces shown below are a beautiful and masterful rendition of Kathleen Dustin's style.

CRACKLED

Great craftsmanship and interesting details are a trademark of these amazing face cabochons by Jen Martin from graphixoutpost.etsy.com. My favorite are the ones with crackled finish.

Jen's web site, photo album, and blog offer more pictures of her work and her life near the mountains.

FUNKY

These funky face focal beads/pins are from the shop of Kim Cavender.

Kim says: “My philosophy is that life's too short to eat cheap ice cream and far too short to be ordinary.” These focals are surely not ordinary!

You can see more of Kim's artwork in her blog and photo album.