Kato Polyclay™, The Ultimate Polymer Oven-Hardening Clay

Donna Kato, well known polymer clay author, teacher, product developer, and artist, has worked in the medium for many years. Her book, "The Art of Polymer Clay" (Watson-Guptill) published in 1997, remains one of the most popular and respected texts on polymer clay. In addition to her published works, Donna is a regular guest on HGTV "The Carol Duvall Show", has appeared frequently on "Home Matters", and has released instructional videotapes through Mindstorm Productions.

Through the years, Donna's experience in working with virtually all the clays marketed in the United States, provided the expertise required to embark on the journey with Van Aken to produce the "ultimate" polymer clay.

Our mission was to make clay that improved on the working properties of materials currently available to the polymer clay artist.

These properties include: consistency of feel throughout the line, ease of conditioning without becoming sticky, intuitive color mixing, minimized color shifts from raw to cured, uniformity of cured surface, greater detail in photocopy transfers, and increased strength and resilience of the final product.

Improvements were achieved through Van Aken's state-of-the-art technology, recent advancements in polymer chemistry, and the guidance provided by artist Kato together with test panels including 80 professional polymer clay artists.

Kato Polyclay™ is now available in 4-color sets (4oz), 2oz bars, and professional size 12.5 oz bars. KPC represents significant value over current offerings and its intelligent 21-color range of Spectral, Translucent, Neutral, Metallics and Concentrates, offers unlimited color mixing possibilities.