Back To the Book

I promised myself I would clean my studio over the holidays.  Every time I started to clean I would get distracted and end up claying so I gave up.  Today I pulled my book out from under a pile of skinner blends, conditioned clay & deli sheets, cleared some workspace on my table and started blending colors for the “Bargello Bead Project” inspired by Laura Liska  on page 75.

I didn’t get around to making “color scales”  with Premo metallics but I loved the hues I got when I made my “Pivot Tiles” so I decided to use them for this project.  I was really disappointed with the finished cane.  The blends weren’t as smooth as I had hoped and the lines distorted.  It would not have made a nice bargello pattern.  I sliced off a piece, thinned it out and decided it wasn’t a total waste.  I played around with it using some of Lindly & Maggie’s trademark shapes and came up with some fun pieces.

Tomorrow I plan to use Kato and refer to my color scales for help.  I hope to get better shading and straighter lines.