Polymer Clay Mokume Gane Pendants

A Selection of Turquoise & Orange Pendants handmade using the Mokume Gane technique with polymer clay.

 

Blast from the Past find out more about the Mokume Gane Technique

Mokume Gane Technique

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Polymer Clay Mokume Gane pendant handmade by Lottie Of London

 Mokume Gane pendant this one reminds me of blue skies handmade from polymer clay 

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Polymer Clay Turquoise & Orange Mokune Gane Pendant handmade by Lottie of London

 Turquoise & Orange Mokune Gane Pendant handmade from polymer clay 

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Mokume Gane Catch Up

I've been very busy taking a family break to Wales, sorting orders and creating a commission, but here's a very quick catch up post to show you some of the finished results from my Mokume Gane Pendants created in this past post Polymer Clay Mokume Gane.

Polymer Clay Mokume Gane Pendant in Turquoise & Orange Handmade by Lottie Of London

Polymer Clay Mokume Gane Abstract Pendant in Turquoise & Orange Handmade by Lottie Of London

Polymer Clay Mokume Gane Square Pendant in Turquoise & Orange Handmade by Lottie Of London

 

 

 

Polymer Clay Mokume Game

In a early post last year I blogged about Mokume Gane with Polymer Clay, well this post is a slightly different variation on the technique.

There is a great YouTube video by Julie Picarello where she shows you how to make some gorgeous pieces and I highly recommend you take a look.

Here is my first attempt using this technique.

Colour selection for polymer clay Mokume Gane stack

 I selected my colours for the technique and run them through my pasta machine two at a time to get the desired length, as you can see I combined each darker colour with a lighter colour.

Light on dark polymer clay strips

Polymer clay stack for Mokume Gane

 I them combined the four colours again using the pasta machine and cut my long slices to achieve a stack following the dark/light colour combination.

The stack has been indented with a pattern

Now this is where the technique differs slightly previously my indenting on the stack was more random this time I went for a more structured pattern on the clay.

Mokume Gane slices taken from my polymer clay stack

Also differing from the last technique when it came to slicing my I clay previously shaved off random slices that where applied to a backing sheet of clay.  This time I cut deeper which left me with four thicker slices of pattered clay to work with and create some pendants from.

Here are my cut pendant shapes ready to be cooked and crafted into some lovely jewellery pieces.

My polymer clay Mokume Gane pendant pieces ready for cooking

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Mokume Gane Polymer Clay Pendants

You may or may not remember my last post on Mokume Game you can find it here Mokume Gane with Polymer Clay.

Well here are the finished results of my makes from that project.

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay Square Pendant

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay Earrings

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay Pendant

I am totally in love with this colour this season and I wanted the pendants and earrings to stand out I decided a simple black wire thread would look best and I'm delighted with the results.

Source: lottieoflondon.polyvore.com via Clare on Pinterest

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Mokume Gane with Polymer Clay

Mokume Gane is a technique originally used in metalworking in the 17th century.  It is pronounced 'Mah-ku-may gone-ay" and its translation means "wood grain metal".  Layers of metals are sliced through creating a grain like appearance.

In polymer clay there are many styles of this technique varying from the materials used such as translucent clay, foils and paints and also variations on how the markings and imprints can be made onto the clay such as stamping, impressing/indenting and slicing.

The technique I have used today is a simply impressing technique and is simple technique for any beginners looking to explore more with polymer clay.

Once your colour palette has been chosen the clay is prepared and stacked in alternating colours, cut in half and stacked again creating a clay block.

 
The clay is then impressed using tools and or simply objects you may have lying around the house ,they need to be quite deep to cut into the clay block, but not all the way, this is where you get to experiment and play with your patterns and have fun.
  

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay - My impressed clay block

Once the block is complete, you can start taking thin slices off the top of your block with your blade and as you work your way down the patterns become quite pretty and intriguing.

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay - Slices are taken from my clay block showing a beautiful pattern

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay - the colours and patterns will change

As you can see from my clay block above as you take your slices the colours and patterns will shift and change.

I used the slices from my cane and placed them onto a background sheet, once placed I carefully smoothed them down with a roller and also run the sheet through the pasta machine a couple of times to spread my print which is now ready to work with.

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay - Slices covered over a background sheet

 Here are some pendant shapes I have created using my mokume gane sheet, waiting to be cooked.

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay - my pre-cook pendant shapes

Here is an example of a pendant created a few years ago, the clay stacked was created using translucent and silver foils within, to create this wonderful effect.

Mokume Gane Polymer Clay - A pendant created using mokune game

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Happy New Year

I've been busy busy busy and still am, I have lots of work to do so a quick post of some jewellery i was working on in the lead up to Xmas

This fruit charm bracelet was a gift for my mother in law.  The fruit strawberries, peaches, pears, oranges and lemons have all been made from polymer clay and combined onto this charm bracelet with glass beads.

This cherry brooch was also a gift for my mother in law, made from AB faceted glass beads and rocailles.

I made this large purple beaded thong necklace for myself to go with a simple black wrap dress i had.  I wanted something that was going to stand out.  All the beads have been made using polymer clay using millefiori techniques and caning.  I took the opportunity to try out some caning techniques that where new to me, Shape shifting cane and Kaleidoscope canes and am very please with the finished result.

I made this mokume gane pendant also for myself to go with a silver top I was planning to wear for a Xmas get together with friends.  It has been made from polymer clay using the mokume gane technique, this was my first attempt at this technique.

So my plans for the new year, well I have got lots of new polymer clay goodies over Xmas so I will be trying

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  Kilmet Cane I got a new extruder and can't wait to start on this cane
• Perfect Pearls, never tried these powders
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  More foiling with alcohol inks
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  Mica with Kato clay, I've tried it with Fimo and just don't feel it's visible enough
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  To keep practicing on Image Transfer on clay, I really am not all that good at this technique

So given I have the time with work and all the new techniques I am wanting to learn, I should have lots of stuff to post.