1. Layer 4 contrasting colors of clay. I used 0.5 oz of Premo in the following colors: 18K Gold, Orange, Navy Blue and Spanish Olive. All layers were rolled using the #1 setting on my pasta machine.
2. Cut clay in half and place one half on top of the other. Roll through pasta machine again. Repeat cutting and rolling one more time. You should now have a total of 4 halves placed one on top of the other.
2. Using different sharp objects, pierce all the way through the layers. Use any object that will create holes, waves, pin points, etc. Basically, any interesting shape will do.
3. Lastly, using a very sharp blade, thinly slice at an angle through the layers of clay. The second photo shows how the clay appeared after I pierced it with many different sharp objects.
The last photo shows the results after I began thinly slicing off pieces of clay. Check both sides after you slice off pieces. Sometimes the bottom of the slice looks better that the top.
Since there are numerous tutorials online explaining the complete technique, I have decided not to list all the step by step details here. For a complete list of instructions, do a Google search for, "Mokume Gane Polymer Clay Tutorials." This will provide you with pages of links to some very nice tutorials created by other Mokume Gane artists.
If you have any questions about this Mokume Gane project, just leave me a comment or send an email, dee@teachmeclay.com.
Enjoy your Coffee Break Sunday. Gotta go.
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