Nan Roche

Nan Roche is author of the well known book about polymer clay entitled "The New Clay". It is published by Flower Valley Press in 1991. Over 150,000 copies have been sold. This was the first book to compile all the available information about polymer clay and is sometimes called "the bible of polymer clay". Nan is currently working on a new book about polymer clay called "The New Clay II". This book covers all the current information about polymer clay and contains 20 chapters and over 500 pictures. It is NOT AVAILABLE yet, but leave your name and address below to be placed on an e-mail listing. You will be notified as soon as it becomes available.

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Nan Roche: Work in Polymer Clay

Invitational Shows

• "Masks", Invitational Traveling Show: Giorgi Gallery, Berkeley, CA, Hanson Galleries, Dallas, TX, Silvia Ullman Gallery, Cleveland, OH, Caffery Stained Glass Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
• Appalachiana, Bethesda, MD, 1993 -1994
• Tokyo Polymer Clay Art No Kai, 1996
• "The Cutting Edge" - Masters Invitational Polymer Clay Exhibition, OCCC School of Art, Demarest, NJ May 2nd - 29th, 1997
• National Clay Jewelry, The Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD April 18 - 26th, 1998
• "8 X 10 in Polymer Clay" - An Invitational Exhibit, Haworth, NJ May 1998
• "Joyce Scott and Friends - Pushing the Limits of Beadwork", Invitational Exhibit at Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA December & January, 1998
• "Polymer Clay Update", Sandusky Cultural Center, Sandusky, OH. February 14th - March 28, 1999.
• "8 X 10 in Polymer Clay Revisited" - An Invitational Exhibit, Haworth, NJ. May 1999.
• "Measure For Measure: Artists Explore the Four Dimensions" curated by Robert Dancik for the Lynn Tendler Bignell Gallery at the Brookfield Craft Center, Brookfield, CT. July 18th - August 29th, 1999.
• "In Praise of Plastic" - The Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, Ohio. September 12th - November 12th, 1999.
• "POP! Panorama of Polymer" - Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, Colorado. December 3rd - January 3rd, 2000.
• "2nd Annual Polymer Clay Show" - Gallery Five, Tequesta, Florida. February 3 -29th, 2000.
• "National Invitational Clay and Polymer Jewelry Exhibition", Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, Maryland. April 27 - May 13, 2000

Juried Exhibits

• "Seen/Unseen", A. Salon Gallery, Washington, DC Juried by Walter Kravitz September 3rd - October 4th, 1998
• "Geometry in Art", Creative Crafts Council 22nd Biennial Juried Exhibit, Strathmore Hall, North Bethesda, MD Juried by Jeremy Adamson, Judith Gish Coady and Mary Anne Goley October 10th - November 9th, 1998
• "Moving Forward - After Arrowmont", 2nd National Juried Exhibit, The National Polymer Clay Guild, Strathmore Hall Arts Center Invitational Gallery, North Bethesda, MD Juried by Sandra Blain, Steve Ford and Jeanne Sturdevant October 8 - November 11, 1998
• "Overview in Polymer - Exciting Innovations in Polymer Clay" , Target Gallery in the Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA Juried by Kathleen Dustin and Kathleen Amt November 27th - January 3rd, 1999

Faculty Exhibits

• Embellishment, The International Bead & Button Show, Faculty Exhibit, Austin, TX February 24th - 26th, 1995
• Embellishment, The International Bead & Button Show, Faculty Exhibit, Houston, TX March 1st - 3rd, 1996
• Embellishment, The International Bead & Button Show, Faculty Exhibit, Austin, TX August 7th - 9th, 1997
• "Making History: Pushing the Craft of Polymer Clay, Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN. September 7th -13th, 1997
• Embellishment, The International Bead & Button Show, Faculty Exhibit, Sacramento, CA July 17th - 19, 1998
• Embellishment, The International Bead & Button Show, Faculty Exhibit, Portland, OR July 14th - 18, 1999

Open Exhibits

• Convergence at Ravensdale, September 9th -15th, 1996
• "Re-Inventing the Box - Forms for the New Millennium", Ravensdale 98 Conference, Olympia, WA. Non-Juried, August, 1998

Galleries

• Julie: Artisans’ Gallery, Inc. 762 Madison Ave. New York, NY 10021
• Nuevo Mundo, 313 Cameron St., Alexandria, VA 22314

Work Exhibited in Books

• "The New Clay - Techniques and Approaches to Jewelry Making", by Nan Roche, Flower Valley Press, Rockville, MD 1991
• "Creating with Polymer Clay - Designs, Techniques & Projects", by Steve Ford and Leslie Dierks, Lark Books, Asheville, NC, 1996.
• "Artists at Work - Polymer Clay Comes of Age", by Pierrette Brown Ashcroft and Lindly Haunani, Flower Valley Press, Rockville, MD, 1996

Forthcoming Publications:

• "The New Clay II" by Nan Roche
• "Bead by Bead, Artistry Across America, 1998" by Vida McEndollar & Cheryl Fillion

Journal Articles:

Bead and Button Magazine

• April 1998 - "Marbling with Liquid Sculpey III"
• October 1998 - "Precious Opals"
• December 1998 - "Impressed Mokumé Gane"
• December 1999 - "Loop-In-Loop Chaining"

Television Appearances

• Home Matters program on the Discovery Channel "An Introduction to Polymer Clay", Episode 8, "Polymer Clay Clocks", Episode 20
• The Carol Duvall Show - Episodes 851 & 855 to air April 21st and 27th, 2000.

Video Tapes

"Special Techniques in Polymer Clay", Master Artisans Polymer Clay Series, Volume 10, Mindstorm Productions, Berkeley, CA, 1998.

Teaching

• The Art League School, Alexandria, VA.
• G-Street Fabrics, Education Department, Rockville, MD.
• Mid-Atlantic Fiber Conference, Handweavers Guild of America, Lewisburg, PA.
• Embellishment, Annual Conference sponsored by Quilts International and Bead And Button Magazine.
• Bead and Button Show, Annual conference sponsored by Bead and Button Magazine.
• Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gaitlinburg, TN.
• Ravensdale Conferences, Biennial conference for polymer clay sponsored by The Northwest Polymer Clay Guild, Seattle, WA.