Making a Black and White Statement

Black and white makes such a striking statement and I am ready for a statement!  Experimenting with combining black and white polymer clay, I stacked alternating layers into stripes and swirled them.  Then I cut the swirls into little pieces and compressed the pieces into a one-inch ball in my hands.  Sometimes I cut those balls into 4 pieces and reassembled them into another one-inch ball. 

I combined my finished beads with volcanic stone beads about the same size.  It became obvious that I created two basic designs and they would not go together.  Some of the black and white balls reminded me of zebra stripes and some were much more abstract.  I had to make a decision! Two statements - one now and one for the future! 

 

I used smaller black matt beads for the back of the necklace with a silver toggle.

And this is the happy result!