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My experimenting continues.  After doing simple designs I started to work on something a little more complicated.  First I used a black clay with jewelry gold to produce Skinner Blend.  Then I cut it in stripes of various lengths to create beads with colour transitions from gold to black. After baking I sanded each piece with sandpapers raging from 400 to 2000 to create a washed stone effect featuring rough but smooth to touch edges. Final product has been glazed to obtain glossy effect and finished with silver plated chain and earrings. The effect: For the next necklace I created a Skinner Blend of black and glitter red.  I cut the sheet of clay into brick like objects.  I created a square sheet of black clay and also created a black border around.  I filled the middle of the square with the cut out brick like objects in a random pattern.  This piece has the rusty look of something randomly found in a closet, and with the uneven edges and different size and shapes of br

I always wanted to experiment with sculpting, however I was always skeptical about my abilities and purchasing materials that I will eventually throw away.  With a new year I stepped into an art store to get myself some supplies that I needed.  While I was walking around I found myself in front of sculpting shelf. I thought to myself that I should move on, but my feet did not move.  I wanted or not, I looked at what the shelf had to offer and I found myself purchasing a polymer clay oven baking kit with selected colours and some sculpting tools. When I got home I covered the table with some wax paper and created few creatures to start. Many times the creatures did not come as I wanted them to, but I did not give up.  After some time I started to get a little bit better in it. My next step was to check out You Tube for ideas and techniques.  After watching a huge amount of videos I ended up going back to the store and getting more supplies such as: sanding pape