samedi 18 novembre 2006
It crakles.....
or how to use your old canes, old clay.
Born by accident,
this technique is very easy. 
material
clay gun, the new or the old model.
( however the new one may be a little fragile for this technique, mine got jammed!)
Old/Dry polymer clay (the king that crumbles when not conditioned and warmed up),
normal soft clay
and imagination,
Step one
make rough logs alternating different qualities of clay (dry and soft)
Put your log in the clay gun.
you can out your log in two and reverse one from the other for more contrast
Step two : extrude strongly !
Depending on the disc you use and also on the dryness of your clay, you will get different effects.
Here, I used an average size log disc.
Step three : Coil
coil your logs around a ball of scrap clay
at this stage, either you carefully smooth and polish your bead
or you just smooth very lightly only to keep the relief
beads with relief
smoothed and polished beads
Have fun.
Tip : if your clay is not dry enough, roll your soft clay in the pasta machine and let it rest overnight between 2 sheets of paper with a weight on it such as a catalogue or so.
The paper will absorbe the oil and dry the clay.
You can also directly put your old canes into the clay gun.
surprise guaranteed.
dominique
translated by florence jakarta
Commentaires
Chouettteeeeeuuuh
Je suis fan, j'adore........ et les couelurs des exemples sont tout simplement hyper méga géniales !
Carol
Thanks!
This is absolutely amazing!!! Thanks for translating the article, and thanks for sharing this with us. I don't have any dry clay at the moment, until now I always just threw it away; but I already put some scrap clay near the radiator and just hope it will dry quickly! :)
Thanks a lot and keep doing such a great things!
Thanks!
This is absolutely amazing!!! Thanks for translating the article, and thanks for sharing this with us. I don't have any dry clay at the moment, until now I always just threw it away; but I already put some scrap clay near the radiator and just hope it will dry quickly! :)
Thanks a lot and keep doing such a great things!
Thank you
Thanks for the translation. I will try it because I have a lot of old clay.
Thanks!
My high school French failed me - thanks so much for the translation and sharing this cool technique.
WONDERFUL IDEA
who doesn't have old canes or canes he doesn't like.... your usage idea for these unwanted canes is great - thank you!
Great idea!!
I love the endless effects it can bring...
Thank you!!
Ruth Tarragano
Brilliant technique!!
I tried your technique and I am excited about it! It's my technique of the year, cause it's so simple and efficient, but with huge effects!
Thanx a million for sharing it!
You might want to take a look at my results in my flickr album.
Annerose
Wonderful
I loved the final result.
Nice job
Beautiful! and a great way to use up all my bits. Thank you too for the English translation. I can't wait to have a go myself. Morag
Love your site!
Your site is WONDERFUL! Glad to see it in English, so I can read it. You are very talented!! Vicky in Ga. USA
THANKS!
Thank you so much Domineque and Florence for TRANSLATING!!
Beautiful
Thanks for sharing!!! Very beautiful effect!!
