Valley woman specializes in polymer clay earrings
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — The creations Janelle Solis is putting in the oven aren’t the edible kind.
The owner of Jes Clay makes handmade polymer clay earrings.
“I feel like my earrings have a little bit of me in them because that’s something I would wear too, so I feel comfortable promoting it,” she said.
Three years in business, the Fresno Pacific University grad and social worker started creating wearable art during the pandemic.
“I found that as the right time to go into a hobby,” she said.
As does any artist, Janelle creates her own designs and colors.
“You have your primary colors — blue, red, white, black, yellow, green,” she said. “Then, what you do is cut them into blocks to make a nude color or a light pink color.”
We got a peek at her home studio to show you the process.
“After it’s conditioned, I roll it back onto my tile,” she said. “I’ll put a texture or screen print on it, and then I will use a cutter and I will cut them out, take them off of my tiles, transfer them onto the computer paper with a baking tray and bake them.”
After that,