Cane Work with Polymer Clay Continued

Cane Work with Polymer Clay - Continued


These 3 sheets have been mixed and conditioned, and represent the colors needed for this particular cane.	A portion of the chosen color is rolled into a rod, then slid into the clay gun.

With the help of a "clay gun pusher", long strands of clay are extruded into the different shapes.	All the rods have been extruded and are now ready to stack together to form the design.

For this particular design, we begin by putting the extruded rods of color into the diagrammed rows.	The rows are then stacked together as they relate to the particular segment of the design.
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We were able to break the final design down into 4 identical segments. Once stacking is completed, we then assemble one corner of the final design.	Return to "Cane Work" Home >

"How do you paint the really small items?"

"Actually, we don’t. Polymer clay comes in dozens of colors, and we can blend clays together like paints to make our own colors. Since the color is inherent in the particles, we can also work two or more colors together without blending them for special effects such as cane working and marbling. Nearly 90% of the colors that we use are custom mixed, which means that every time we create a design it looks a bit different than the last one."