Mudpile Mokume Gane

If you read the “Polymer Resurrection Workshop” article in the last issue of The Polymer Arts, you saw how easy it is to make successful mokume gane from scrap. I’ve been hearing from a lot of people who have been taking this scrap approach so when I ran across this tutorial by Elizabeth Campbell,, I thought I really ought to share. Here’s a resulting piece from the technique:

This is a a fun variation on the mokume gane challenge that does not require sorting the clay at all. You just use your “mud pile.”  It’s perfect for leftover canes pieces and the little bits of clay you have at the bottom of your scrap bin.

If you are getting into the Bargello technique from that same article, Elizabeth has a quick overview on creating a Skinner blend Bargello sheet as well.