[Jewelry making - Article 01333] - [Orchid] Polymer clay dangers

[Lisa Orlando]

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    I don't know if there are Orchidians using polymer clay, but just in
    case... 

    I am house sitting for a couple of potters and enjoying all their
    back issues of Clay Times (I think this could be a model for the
    jewelry magazine many Orchidians would like to be getting in the
    mail). In the Jan/Feb 2001 issue, there is a pretty scary article
    that refers to a study done by the Vermont Public Interest Research
    Group (VPIRG). You can look at the latter here: 

http://vpirg.org/campaigns/consumer/reports/HiddenHazards-Contents.html
     

    When I was making ceramic jewelry components, polymer clay people
    were always telling me that I was an idiot, because the things I was
    trying to do would have been so much easier in plastic. All I could
    say was, if it's toxic when you accidentally turn your oven up too
    high, why are you sure you aren't breathing something toxic under
    normal conditions--or absorbing it through your skin? Well, I guess
    it was one of those times when my intuition may actually have been
    working, because it looks like that's indeed what happens. 

    Lisa Orlando
    Aphrodite's Ornaments
    Elk, CA

    (in the Mendocino area, where I'm now looking for a rental of my
    own--if you know anyone around here who might have a lead, I'd love
    to know. Thanks!) 

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