I can understand why Polyform would want to push their marketing of polymer clay and the Sculpey Line by bring in a marketing maven like Donna Dewberry.  They see it as a way to make more money.

I know that Polyform does not have the whole market of polymer clay so that I, as an artist, will always find quality clay somewhere.  I can always mail order from Donna Kato’s website and the suppliers of Kato Polyclay. 

My concern is for the artists that helped Polyform develop some of their line and the higher quality clays.  How many hours did those people give to the design and development only to have their “faces slapped” by not using them to help market the line.  Haven’t some of those artists proven what they can do with the medium and that they can also show others how to work with it and enjoy it?

I know that I personally wouldn’t be involved in the polymer clay world if it wasn’t for people like Donna Kato, Nan Roche, Sue Heaser, Celie Fago, Dotty McMillan, Sarajane Helm, and Marie Segal just to name a few. Nor would I have learned as much as I have if it wasn’t for groups like Western New York Polymer Clay Guild and Polymer Clay Central.

No mater what Polyform does as a large company, it will never be able to touch the talent of the polymer clay artists that are already working in this wonderful medium.

Posted by Helen in Uncategorized on May 8th, 2007 |