Creating With PolyClay
Each art piece is one-of-a-kind.
Some basic techniques I use:
- Canes – this results in a sausage roll that can be reduced to various sizes and sliced. I use these mosaics to cover glass vases and as filler for other work.
- Mokume Gane – the name derives from a Japanese method that results in a woodgrain or layers of thinly sliced surprises. The technique is used for covering surfaces both large and small, and making unique but coordinating beads.
- Blends – a method that blends two or more colors and creates a smooth transition. Blends can be rolled or folded into canes or cut into shapes such as flower petals and leaves.
- Texture – surfaces can be matte to shiny or imprinted with various types of texture tools.
- Sculpting– objects shaped by hand or mold, may be applied to other clay background or objects.
Bulls Eye Cane
Mokume Gane stars in purple and blue
Sculpted red flowers on textured background
Bulls Eye Blend Cane reshaped
Mokume Gane yellow and orange flowers
Sculpted and Cane applied to zipper pulls