Kazuyo Kono

President, Polymer Clay Art no Kai, Japan

USA: 701 Penn. Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004
Japan:2139 Nagakura Karuizawa Nagano

P r o f i l e

1951

born in Japan
1988 learn "incredible clay" from Nan Roche, whose 1990 book entitled "New Clay" book laid a path to the world of a new craft called "Polymer Clay"
1993 become a member of National Polymer Clay Guild
1995 May visit to Japan with Nan Roche to give a first polymer clay workshop in Japan.
1995 July establish Polymer Clay Art no Kai (Japan's Polymer Clay Association)
1995 December organize the first polymer clay show introducing works by major artists : Pier Voulkus, Nan Roche, Kathryn Dustin, Cinthia Toops, Kathy Amt, Lindly Haunani, Grove and Grove,
Tori Hughes
1998 teaches workshop at the first Ravensdale polymer clay conference
1999 Tokyo Polymer Clay Art Show with the members of Polymer Clay Art no Kai
2000 teaches workshop to Filipino women at the Peninsula Hotel in Manila
2000 May work shown at "Polymer Clay Show" at Baltimore Clayworks
2001 May First one-man show "polymer clay art- new work"
2001 September teaches workshop at Temari school in Honolulu
2002 April work shown at "Freed Bead Show" at Target Gallery, VA
2002 July Kyoto Polymer Clay Art Show: to see photos click here!
2002 December Tokyo Polymer Clay Art Show:to see photos click here!
2003 May teaches workshop at Potomac Polymer Clay Guild, Washington, DC
2003 July Tokyo Polymer Clay Art Show: to see photos click here!
2003 October Kyoto Polymer Clay Art Show: to see photos click here!
2004 July Tokyo Polymer Clay Art Show: to see photos click here!
2004 October Kyoto Polymer Clay Art Show: to see photos click here!
2005 June Tokyo Polymer Clay Art Show: to see photos click here!
2005 October Kyoto Polymer Clay Art Show: to see photos click here!

Publication: Polymer Clay Art Pattern Book 1 by Kazuyo Kono
available through this website

publications in which Kaz"s work is shown are as follows:

NEW CLAY (Nan Roche)

POLYMER CLAY TECHNIQUES BOOK (Sue Heaser)

FOUNDATION IN POLYMER CLAY DESIGN(Barbara McGuire)

Workshop

Regularly held in thoroughout Japan