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Fire and Wind Necklace

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I'm experimenting with color and new techniques.   My ‘Wind and Fire’ necklace developed from combining colors I found in an inspiration fabric.   You know, the quarter and half yards of fabric we buy because we love something about the pattern or the colors – inspiration fabric! I also wanted to experiment with the ‘feather’ or bargello pattern and this is what happened! When I make a slab of patterned polymer, I want to use it all.   That means beads, earrings and anything else I can think of.     After I made the rectangles for the flared necklace, I made an 8” roll by wrapping a piece of the slab around the handle of an exacto knife.   It really turned out well.   I just have not decided if I want to saw it into shorter pieces or keep it long.   I might cut it into thirds and string it.   After everything was cut, detailed and fired, I put it all into the tumbler that was lined with sandpaper.   That always makes me nervous but it always comes out smooth.   I s