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Gail Woods, Polymer Clay Artist
Welcome to my website!
I am a juried member of Spanish Village Art Center in Balboa Park, San
Diego California. I have had the wonderful opportunity of being an artist in
Studio 30 since February 2006. You couldn't ask for a better work
environment with a more fun or inspirational location.
Diego California. I have had the wonderful opportunity of being an artist in
Studio 30 since February 2006. You couldn't ask for a better work
environment with a more fun or inspirational location.
About 15 years ago my sisters and I decided to make our Christmas gifts for
each other. I took a beading class at the Shepherdess in Old Town and I was
hooked. Beads...I couldn't get enough of them. Imagine my happiness when
I discovered Polymer Clay and realized that I could now create my own
beads in any shape, color, or style that I wanted! You can only make so many
things for your friends and family. Soon I was selling at craft shows and
getting special orders.
each other. I took a beading class at the Shepherdess in Old Town and I was
hooked. Beads...I couldn't get enough of them. Imagine my happiness when
I discovered Polymer Clay and realized that I could now create my own
beads in any shape, color, or style that I wanted! You can only make so many
things for your friends and family. Soon I was selling at craft shows and
getting special orders.
Polymer Clay is my medium of choice, always evolving and never boring. I am
fascinated by the sense of order, color, fun, and the challenge of trying to
create things that have never been done before. After taking a class with the
talented Laurie Mika I have found another area of Polymer Clay to explore.
The art of making polymer clay tiles. I am excited to create something that is
me, a collaged version that includes many themes that are important to
me...the mountains and oceans, gardening, the care of the environment,
relationships, and cats, to name a few. To create the tiles and make them fit
together and have a message is both the challenge and the fun
fascinated by the sense of order, color, fun, and the challenge of trying to
create things that have never been done before. After taking a class with the
talented Laurie Mika I have found another area of Polymer Clay to explore.
The art of making polymer clay tiles. I am excited to create something that is
me, a collaged version that includes many themes that are important to
me...the mountains and oceans, gardening, the care of the environment,
relationships, and cats, to name a few. To create the tiles and make them fit
together and have a message is both the challenge and the fun
My ideas of "creating art" have taken many forms over the years. Some have
been entrepreneurial...I did my first business cards when I was 12 years old
and passed them around the neighborhood. I have been working ever since.
I tried to find a creative side to everything I have done. Some of my self
employment endeavors included starting a business selling floral bouquets
on street corners and moving into doing flowers for formal weddings;
running the best auto repair shop in San Diego with my husband Jon (Jon
Woods Automotive) voted so by San Diego Magazine; bookkeeping
businesses; and in corporate world managing people and computers,
creating business information systems, and writing manuals.
Currently the studio and a few bookkeeping clients keep me busy enough. I
am also involved with the San Diego Polymer Clay Guild, presently the
treasurer. I am blessed with a wonderful husband of more than 20 years and
2 cats (Molly & Freddy), friends, family and a full and happy life.
been entrepreneurial...I did my first business cards when I was 12 years old
and passed them around the neighborhood. I have been working ever since.
I tried to find a creative side to everything I have done. Some of my self
employment endeavors included starting a business selling floral bouquets
on street corners and moving into doing flowers for formal weddings;
running the best auto repair shop in San Diego with my husband Jon (Jon
Woods Automotive) voted so by San Diego Magazine; bookkeeping
businesses; and in corporate world managing people and computers,
creating business information systems, and writing manuals.
Currently the studio and a few bookkeeping clients keep me busy enough. I
am also involved with the San Diego Polymer Clay Guild, presently the
treasurer. I am blessed with a wonderful husband of more than 20 years and
2 cats (Molly & Freddy), friends, family and a full and happy life.
All images and information Copyright Gail Woods 2008
Please bear with me I am
still working here.
If you have questions
you can reach me Gail at
Gwoods1@pacbell.net
still working here.
If you have questions
you can reach me Gail at
Gwoods1@pacbell.net