Monday, October 5, 2009

Blue and White - cane 3





























Ok this is the last of my new canes. Our Asheville guild puts a display up in the local library each year. It was decided that we would do a blue and white theme this year. I was still in an anti-face cane mood so I came up with this. I think I really need to buy one of those door peep holes like Judy Belcher talks about in her DVD. I can see that a lot of my work was wasted time once it got reduced. Although sometimes it's the little blends and details that can give depth to the cane. I did like working in the monochromatic color scheme because it was real easy to use up your scraps. The cane ended up weighing over three pounds and after reduction I had over five feet of cane. Didn't do a great job matching up when it came to kaleidescoping but I think it ended up with fairly good results. Using eight sections allows for easy conversion to a square which is nice for variation. I also made a cane up with three squares on top of each other to make an elongated pendant. I think most of this cane will end up as poker chips for the Clay Carnival in Vegas this year.


I hope you like it. I am going back to face canes or make that figure canes. I think I will do a little less detail on the next one but make a full figure. (That is a whole body as opposed to one with big breasts ala "full figured gal")


Side note - I like to see where people come from who read my blog. My stat counter gives frequent search words. After looking over this post I realized that I may get some strange visitors. Like those who search for peep holes and big breasts! Ahh the internet is a wonderful but sometimes creepy thing.

8 comments:

  1. OMG!!!! Wonderful!!! I love all of your canes!!! Forgive me for my english, I speak a little.

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  2. Hi Julie, I was in your room at Clay Carnival last year (I don't get to go this year, sadly). I love your canes and really enjoy your blog. I saw a little humor in this latest cane though. If you look at the 5th picture, it almost looks like a "silly face" cane, there are two eyes, a head full of curly hair, and a funny question mark mouth. It just struck me as cute since you said you were on an anti face kick. Keep making such interesting canes. Hugs, Sue C

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  3. Eccezionale, very very very nice work! Very nice!

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  4. Thanks for the nice comments. You know I saw the "face" too. Maybe I am destined to do face canes!

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  5. I love your work -- am also enamored by Carol Simmons work. One thought -- Sarah Shriver says to always wrap an individual thin piece in either white or black to help it not get lost next to a similar value color. Hope that helps! regards, nt

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  6. bonjour
    je viens de découvrir ton talent et je émerveillée par tes canes extraordinaires
    elles sont merveilleuses.
    est ce que tu vends tes canes ?
    Je suis française , ici on trouve pas de tems merveilles.
    merci pour mes yeux :-))))))))))))))))
    lauryne

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  7. MERVEILLEUX... fantastique; cette cane est divine !
    BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO

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