![]() ![]() With its vibrant tone and eye-catching intensity, this cool hue captures water’s life-giving vitality. In this edition of Color of the Month, we look at the stunning beauty of Dark Cobalt Blue. What could be better than an early summer color that reminds of us of marine views, cooling breezes and the feel of warm sand beneath our feet? Balmy temperatures and sunny skies make perfect companions for a getaway. The long, dreamy summer days have arrived and with that the timeless desire for extended seaside and lakeside adventures. Update: Fantasy Flowers and Totems workshop in Franklin, MA.Wall: Dark Cobalt Blue, trim: ULTRA PURE WHITE ®.Floral Dreamscapes in Northern Ireland with Carol Simmons and Maureen Carlson.Update on the Simmons Slicer as of May 2018.Master Cane Reveals, Master Cane Level 1 Workshop, Parkville, MO 2018.My Color Week with Maggie Maggio and Lindly Haunani.The question is does Polyform have a quantity of these colors that need to be sold for them to continue to manufacture them and can the polymer clay community support this number? Unlike the petitions that were generated when Polyform made its announcement to discontinue these colors, we should call them at 1 8 and make it known that we have looked at the negative consequences of not having these colors available and would like to work with them and the internet retailers try to develop a solution in which all three parties can participate that is, the manufacturer (Polyform), distributor (internet retailer), and user. Polyform is the key-they either will manufacture these colors or not. Polymer Clay Express and the other internet retailers carry the clay in bulk and are constantly monitoring their supplies. If my local Michaels runs out of the dozen or so cobalt blue it might carry they are not restocking it for x amount of time, and I have wasted a trip to the store. The three internet retailers are available to anyone anywhere. I have spoken with the folks at Polymer Clay Express whose business is focused on polymer clay and who want to keep providing those colors now and in the future. To expect large retail chains to commit to carrying a limited item in hundreds of its stores nationwide does not appear to be realistic. Retail stores, such as Michaels or AC Moore, carry thousands of products, many of them are seasonal. The important factor in this cobalt blue/zinc yellow issue is their availability in the future. If you know of any other sources, please let me know. Meanwhile, Polyform gave me this list of online sellers of Premo Cobalt Blue and Zinc Yellow: I would like to start by compiling a list of reasons they should do this, so that if we get the chance to talk to their buyers we will be able to make the strongest case possible. My opinion is that we should focus our initial efforts on the Michaels chain because it is the biggest art and craft chain in the world. So, how to we make our case? I welcome your suggestions. I also doubt they understand that we need to have those colors generally available so we can educate the next generation of artists about the full potential of this still-developing medium. I suspect they haven’t thought about it that way. They wouldn’t drop one of the paint primaries because it wasn’t a top seller we need them to view polymer clay the same way. We need to make them understand that we need a full palette of primary colors in polymer clay the same way painters need a full palette of colors in oils, watercolors or acrylics. ![]() I think what has happened is that one or more major retailers decided they don’t want to carry those colors because they are poor sellers compared to some of the other colors. I am convinced Polyform would go back to mass production of cobalt blue and zinc yellow if the large retailers would stock them. What they’ve done for us already is more than most companies would do they’ve continued to produce small quantities of products for which there is limited demand so that we would have them available to us. The decision to stop stocking zinc yellow and cobalt blue was made by that sector, not by Polyform.Īs artists and educators, we need to mount an effort to help Polyform give us what we need. However, they only have a very limited amount of influence on which products large retailers, such as Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Dick Blick are willing to carry. I have been doing some research on the availability of Premo Zinc Yellow and Cobalt Blue and I am now convinced that people at Polyform understand that these colors are essential to a complete artists’ palette. ![]()
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