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Linda J. Leach
Artist/Teacher/Designer
Linda Leach is a well-known midcoast Maine artist comfortable in many genres. Whether working in clay, oils, metal or digital photography she brings a unique signature to her works of art. Her latest outside-the-box innovation is the creation of an etching technique for making polymer clay jewelry. Unlike texture sheets which utilize commercial designs, Linda’s technique enables the artist to use her own designs. She hand etches the design on a copper plate using a permanent sharpie as a resist followed by a soak in a bath of ferric chloride. The design can then be overlaid with a combination of liquid polymer clay enhanced by the additions of acrylic paint, mica powder, and alcohol ink to create veneers that are truly unique. Her new Etching Alternative© Technique won Linda the coveted 2017 Niche Award in the Polymer Jewelry category. To view an example of this technique is an exquisite necklace which Linda calls “a wild new piece that I know is over the top” visit her write up at Polymer Clay’s website
polymerclaydaily.com
. Polymer Clay notes “Kudos to Linda and what she’s accomplished.”
Linda was a speaker at the IPCA’s August 2017 Synergy4 Conference in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania (
synergyconference.net
) Linda also co-owns with Sandy Clement
mainelightscollection.com
.
Home
Workshops
Photos
2019 Clayathon
Membership, Members, Mtgs
Sandy Clement
Scott Cooper
Linda Leach
Contact Us
Galleries
Bonnie Bishoff 2018
Bonnie Bishoff 2019
Carol Blackburn 2019
Christi Friesen 2016
Claire Maunsell 2017
Deb Hart 2016
Donna Greenberg 2015
Donna Greenberg 2016
Doreen Gay-Kassel 2016
Linda Leach 2017
Melanie West 2016
Randee Ketzel 2017
Wendy Jorre de St Jorre 2016
Projects
Teapot Challenge
Inclusions Challenge
January Swap
Into the Forest