Jenny Paterson from “Quilted in Clay” posted this to the PCC delphi message board and asked that we pass it on. “2 weeks ago while packing up after a show, my case with ALL my finished “Quilted in Clay” beads was stolen out of my trailer. Along with all my findings, crystals and beads I use as accents to make necklaces. I am estimating that I had upwards of 4500 clay beads in various sizes inside that case! I make beads in in 4 different sizes and shapes, in EACH of the 33 designs I currently have listed on my web site. Plus a number that I don’t have on the website. These shapes are 3/4″ mobius beads, 5/8″ square, 1/2″ square and 3/8″ square. All finished and drilled. It was suggested to me to keep an eye on eBay and Etsy for these. Which I plan on doing, but these are huge shops and I can’t monitor them alone, so I am asking for help. If you all would not mind taking a look at the current designs on my website: http://www.quiltedinclay.com/products/jewelry/quilted_jewelry1.htm And if you happen to see something that might be my beads, please let me know. I am devastated! We are talking hours and hours of work just GONE! Some of these designs, I don’t have any cane left, so I can’t even make any more beads, unless I remake the cane. I am having to call customers and tell them I can’t sell them the items they ordered, and ask them to choose…
this is something I think we, as a polymer clay community, can pull together and help someone. This is a blatent copy and paste…but Mel won’t mind. Wendy Moore right? She was at the very first polymer clay guild retreat. A beautiful generous talented woman, teacher and lover of life and all things colourful. For those who haven’t seen her work…there is a wonderful pic of her Nepalese dolls at Heathers site on the polymer clay guild page: http://www.polymerclay.com.au/information.php?info_id=9&osCsid=cf363208e6b15220fa3084c16b06544e She now lives in Nepal, her husband works in the hospital there. As much as she would love to be in contact with the forum, internet is a whole different thing in Nepal. Connection is dicey and electricity limited. She and I have kept in touch and I have been at her for ages about letting me help her in her plight to help free the Nepalese of unspeakable tragedies. She’s now at a stage of readiness…and very happy for me to tell all aussie polyclayers and sends you her love and asks me to explain why she’s not able to talk to you herself. She has been teaching Nepalese women jewellery making skills and polymer claying skills to help them become empowered and self sufficient. I have copy pasted her story to you just below. But before you read that, I want to ask any of you who can, to donate in some way…for us the logical solution is to buy Kato clay and send it to her. It has to be Kato due to…
