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These necklaces are made using domino game pieces. Each piece is hand stamped and colored using various types of permanent inks, then protected with a Verathane finish. Each necklace is uniquely hand beaded.
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These necklaces are made using Premo and Kato brand polymer clays, rubber stamps, Japanese Washi paper, wire and other items. Many newer pieces have polymer clay slide clasps.
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These items were created using various polymer clay techniques.
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This is a Perfume Pen. I purchased a commercial perfume pen kit and used gold Premo polymer clay and a rubber stamp to make a "mica shift" design in he clay. I then cut pieces to fit the brass pen fittings and glued the gold mica shift pieces to the fittings with Sobo glue (white glue). I baked the pieces in a toaster oven at 265 degrees for around 20 minutes. After the pieces cooled, I wet sanded them with 400 and 600 grit sandpaper and finished them with Flecto Varathane finish. I then put the pen kit together. |
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This is an unfinished Japanese Inro made from polymer clay. I created the box interior using black Kato Polyclay, covered it with gold Kato Polyclay and accented the rims with more black. I then created a Polaroid Emulsion lift and adhered it to the Inro. After letting the emulsion dry, I cut it at the join and coated the entire outer box with Flecto Verathane polyurathane varnish. I then glued some cording under the top and bottom rims to give more dimension to the piece. The image is from a Japanese Woodblock print (Ukiyo-e) housed in the Tokyo National Museum. |
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This Inro is made the same way as above. The image is also a Ukiyo-e print. Note that both of these boxes have not been transformed into Inro yet--I am awaiting my cording supply. I will drill through the top and bottom of the box, and possibly apply more polymer clay and other accents to the boxes. I am also contemplating creating Netsuke accents for the boxes. These are single-tier Inro. I'm working on creating multi-tier structures in true Japanese form. |
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