Monarch Butterflies and More
Inspiration comes from many sources – in this case a stylized butterfly on a pottery vase in a magazine. I knew it was time to play with my polymer clay. Finding a photo of a favorite butterfly - the Monarch- and corresponding clay colors (some mixed and some straight from the package) got me started. I'm including some pictures of the various stages in making the cane. Maybe it will help non-clayers understand the process a little better. Ready for the white dots and then to reduce this cane. Adding the last bands of white dots to the cane. There is a layer of black clay, rows of white snakes, another layer of black and another layer of white snakes. This is added to the outside of the cane. It seems that every time I make a cane (clay in rods with color or pattern) it comes out much larger than necessary. It takes more clay (I ran out of black and had to buy more). The larger cane is more difficult to reduce. That’s just...