Instructions provided courtesy of artist Judy Belcher.
While the end result of this millefiori cane work looks very complicated, each component of the cane is a very basic cane itself. Tessellation is forming a variegated pattern of geometric shapes. Generally used in mathematics, formation of tessellations applies itself very well to polymer clay canes. The dilemma you will have when making this cane will be deciding which combination to choose to form your final canes. Partial excerpt from Polymer Clay, Creative Traditions by Judy Belcher.
Materials:
1 block of each black and white Kato Polyclay* clay-dedicated pasta machine Kato Nublade Kato Marxit Precise-a-slice slicing tool acrylic rod clay-dedicated baking sheet sterling silver bail – optional *As with all polymer clay, condition the clay thoroughly by rolling it through the pasta machine or kneading it by hand.
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