I’m usually all about smooth and shiny, but I’ve been thinking more about texture lately. Of course I have rubber stamps and several texture plates, but wanted something different. So, after reading this post on Maureen Thomas’ blog, I thought hmmmm. Off to the china cabinet I went in search of some cut glass bowls.
Here’s some examples of the textures. You can click on the photo to see a larger version.
The next step was thinking about bead size impressions. Bead size balls of scrap polymer clay in hand I went about making impressions and then reverse impressions. There are a few that I really like. They don’t show up as well in the photo as they do in person, but I’m thinking they would look better with some antiquing.
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I’ve been having fun with this and may need to root through some cupboards to see what else I can find to use.
Great textures Chris! I love using cut glass for making molds. I have an etched glass plate with a scene on it that has some wonderful images for molding. The possibilities are endless, aren’t they?!
Thanks Cindy! Yes, the possibilities are endless. There’s a gal in my clay group that carries molding material with her everywhere just in case she finds a great texture somewhere.
It definitely makes you look at everything with a different perspective.