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I'm not much of a gambler and life is so normal in my suburban neighborhood,I sometimes forget I live in Las Vegas. One of the wonderful things about thiscity is all the wonderful shows and events that come our way. This pastweekend the annual Viva Las Vegas (Rockabilly) Car Show came to town. Idon't know much about cars from a mechanical perspective. Regardless, I'vealways loved driving and have always considered cars an art form in their

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own right. My hubby cuffed his jeans and put on a nostalgic Hawaiian printshirt. I donned a Hawaiian print halter dress and bouffant petticoat along witha hair wrap, snood and best retro sunglasses and off to the show we went tosee hundreds of amazing vintage cars and trucks. Elvis was an ever-present theme throughout the event. This reminded me ofanother nostalgic event in my clay life that made me dig out some old claypieces to photograph and share with you. Nearly two decades ago and soon after I founded the Las Vegas PolymerClay Guild, we had our first swap. Everyone decided that it we should makeLas Vegas themed magnets. I made Elvis caricatures for my trades. The first batch baked without incident. The second round wasn't asuneventful. I needed to leave the house for a few hours and forgot to set theoven timer. My clay oven is in a safe location, on a heatproof surface. None-the-less, the excess baking time can affect translucent and flesh coloredclays. What I found upon coming home was a batch of Elvi (I hope that's the correctpluralized version of Elvis) that were decided darker than I had hoped for.Since the swap was that evening, there was no time to whip up another batchof Elvises (perhaps this is the proper plural version). When giving my swap presentation, I explained that participants could choosefrom either the pale, pasty, Memphis Elvis or the deeply tanned, hanging outby the Las Vegas Hilton pool Elvis. To my surprise and delight, the tannedElvis was the first version to go! One guild member even told me she felt badthat she didn't get her first choice of the tan Elvis. That was an easy enoughfix. I told her to calibrate her oven at home and must stick him in for a coupleof hours and voila, that summer glow! Perhaps you'll enjoy going back intoyour own personal archives of early creations from clay to drawing and othermediums for a trip down memory lane.

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Magic Glos™ Tips and Tricks:

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Magic Glos continues to be one of my best selling products, thanks to you! It'salso is the product we get the most questions about Using Magic Glos™ isbasically simple and straightforward, but there are a lot of tips and tricks thatcan not only prevent but also resolve some common issues that can occur;offering professional quality results the first and every time! I've added a helpful Tips & Tricks guide for Magic Glos™ on the "LearningCenter" page at www.lisapavelka.com. If you haven't worked with MagicGlos™ but are thinking of giving a try, this is the essential primer for workingwith my resin. For anyone who already works with the product, you might finda new tip or two that takes your resin work to the next level. For instance,while bubbles do not occur as often or as easily as they do with two-partresins, they can still happen in Magic Glos.™ While fixing bubbles after curingis possible, it's always easier to prevent bubbles from forming or than it is tofix them! Visit: to get the new Magic Gloss Tip & Trick tutorial!

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In my last e-blast newsletter, I shared the news about the latest formula of thenew FIMO Professional, and it's custom mixing system based on their purepigment range. Here's the link to the video Staedtler asked me do for the newclay based on my experience with it. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out at:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VI0nbzZSD0 Recently, the company surprised me yet again with the news that my work isgoing to be featured again, in the May 2015 issue of Just Jewelry magazine.I'm so enjoying playing with this new clay and as well as being incrediblyhonored to have my designs featured in another ad. I hope the image of the treasure tin I created below will inspire and encourageyou to try this amazing, artist quality clay! The treasure box lid is a SkinnerBlend veneer (made in the listed order) using: True Magenta, True Yellow,Ultramarine, Turquoise, and Lilac. The scalloped cane slices were also madefrom a bull's eye cane created from a rolled Skinner Blend sheet.

You may recognize the surface pattern from my "Paisley" texture stamp. Icreated a silk screen from the texture sheet. An alternative method to achievea look similar to this is to imprint the surface of a gradient sheet using blackstamp pad ink applied directly to the stamp. Tip: it's not always easy to get aperfect pattern when doing a silk screen or stamped surface. That's why I useblack paint or ink more than any other color. It's sooooo easy to fill in anylines that may not have come out well (or at all for that matter!). Use a fine tip,

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permanent marker after baking (I like Staedtler's pens best for this). Just "fakeit until you bake it!"

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I'm heading to Florida, soon for the Mixed Media Mania cruise. If you'refeeling spontaneous, there are still a couple of seats left for last minutesailers! Beforehand, I'll be teaching four mini workshops in the West Palm Beach areashortly before we sail (April 13 7 14, 2015). I hope you can join me for one orall of these fun-filled and informative classes at Beads Gone Wild! For detailsvisit the main link here and click on the individual links once on the website forinformation on each class.

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Bead & Button Show: This will be my 12th year at the world's largest retailbeading and jewelry making event. I'll be teaching 5 workshops this comingJune 2 - 4, 2015, including many never before taught classes in a variety ofmediums. Classes are filling steadily. Check them out here.

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Artisan Craft Expo: July 9 - 11, Las Vegas, NV. From the producer of the longrunning and well attended Glass Craft Expo, comes the inaugural year of thisexciting, mixed media conference. Yours truly is teaching (and right in myown back yard) 5 workshops. Learn all about them here.

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Art Unraveled: August 8 - 11, 2015 Phoenix, Arizona. Hot you say? Whocares when the classes are indoors and the climate is controlled? Join me formy 13th consecutive year at this highly renowned, creative event. In additionto having a booth at the incredible, one-day only Saturday marketplace, I'moffering three workshops: Get the skinny at: www.artunraveled.com

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Needing a little sparkle in your life? The Spring issue of Polymer Artsmagazine is showcasing polymer artists like myself who incorporate othermediums with polymer. Editor Sage Bray asked for my take on using crystalin polymer clay creations. I was so thrilled to see that I was one of the artistsfeatured on the cover. You can still order this issue or subscribe by visiting:www.thepolymerarts.com

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