Damon Chatterton

Polymer clay has become my sweetest vice; working the clay makes me hungry, it feels like making candy or sushi. The colors and versatility of the medium allow me to make images with Millefiori, sculpt figures or build vessels, and even hand-roll my own beads.  I do not use paint to make my designs, only pure hand-worked clay.

I come from a creative family with a peculiar array of talents, and was raised in an antique store in Joplin, Missouri.  I feel blessed to have been exposed to so much art & history while so young; my favorite things were Art Nouveau and Art Deco, in particular period jewelry, sculpture, and vintage Halloween.  Although I was an art student in public school, I have not had any formal training as an adult; all I know of polyclay I taught myself. I now live in old Monte Ne, Arkansas, and will be off in my own little world the rest of my days.

June of 2010 was the first time I showed my work to professionals, and my acceptance at Poor Richard's Art changed my life.  I never dreamed that I would be free to show my work, nor that it would be items made of polyclay!  I challenge myself with increasingly intricate Millefiori, Art Nouveau motifs, and the Chatoyant (Cat's Eye) technique using mica-infused metallic clays.

Bless all of my Patrons, your interest in my polyclay is liberating!  I'm at my happiest crafting a unique treasue for just the right person, not knowing who that might be.  I gain a sense of legacy and that I am fulfilling my purpose in this life.

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