enlightened polymer clay

Artisan Jewelry Designs

Inspired by Nature

Rie Nagumo
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No.22 Pierced Earrings

No.25 Necklace

No.15 Necklace

No.17 Necklace

Forming
Forming
In this stage, you create a form or pattern suited to your design by rolling clay flat, into a ball, or layering.
In this stage, you create a form or pattern suited to your design by rolling clay flat, into a ball, or layering.

Flattening
Flattening

Use a rolling pin, placing the slats at

Use asides.
both
rollingYou
pin,can
placing
makethe
theslats
clay at
as
bothas
thin
sides.
the thickness
You can make
of thethe
slats.
clay as
thin as the thickness of the slats.

Use a polymer clay machine or

Use a machine
pasta
polymer clay
to produce
machine
anoreven
pasta machine
thickness
according
to produce
to the an
setting.
even
thickness according to the setting.

Pull the edge of an evenly flattened

Pull the
piece
with
edge
fingers,
of an to
evenly
partially
flattened
vary
piece
the
thickness.
with fingers, to partially vary
the thickness.

Grate clay, lump together and roll flat

Grate
to
produce
clay, lump
a unique
together
cracked
andtexture.
roll flat
to produce a unique cracked texture.

Roll together more than two colored

Roll together
clays
to produce
more
a marble
than two
pattern.
colored
clays to produce a marble pattern.

Place the clay on a parchment

Place the
paper,
andclay
passontogether
a parchment
through the
paper, andatpass
machine
setting
together
No. 8 to
through
produce
the
machine
an
ultra thin
at setting
piece. No. 8 to produce
ultrathin
an ultra
thin piece.
piece.

Roll with a finger or the palm if

Roll piece
the
with aisfinger
big, toorproduce
the palma nice
if
the piece is big, to produce a nice
sphere.
sphere.

Place your fingers as shown and roll

Place
yourforth
fingers
as shown
andorroll
back and
to produce
cord
back
forthclay.
to produce cord or
needleand
shape
needle-shape
needle shape clay.

Place the clay ball in a clay-gun and

Place thetoclay
extrude,
produce
ball inaathin
clay-gun
cord, the
and
extrude,
size
of the
to gun
produce
orifice.
a thin cord, the
size of the gun orifice.

Rolling
Rolling

How to make a wood-grain pattern.

How to make a wood-grain pattern.

Layering
Layering
1 . Cut out the specified color clay
1into
. Cut
theout
specified
the specified
number
color
of sheets
clay
into the
with
a square
specified
claynumber
cutter. of sheets
with a square clay cutter.

2. Layer the sheets while avoiding

2. Layer
air
bubbles,
the and
sheets
press
while
down
avoiding
with
air bubbles,
fingers
to make
and itpress
thinner.
down with
fingers to make it thinner.

3. Cut in half and laminate two

3. Cut ininto
sheets
halfone
andrectangular
laminate two
block.
sheetsdown
Press
into one
withrectangular
both handsblock.
and
Press down
make
it thinner
withasboth
in 2.hands
Repeat
and
a
maketimes.
few
it thinner as in 2. Repeat a
few times.
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4. Place the clay on a tile with its

4. Place
wood
grain
theside
clayup.
on aFixtile
well
with
and
its
4. Place
theinside
clay
on aFixtile
with
its
slice
wood
thinly
grain
a scooping
up.
well
manner
and
woodathinly
grain
up. Fix well
and
with
slice
slicer.inside
a scooping
manner
slice
with athinly
slicer.in a scooping manner
with a slicer.

5. Place the sliced chip on the

5. Place
base
claythe
with
sliced
its back
chip side
on the
(which
5. Place
chip
on the
contacted
base
claythe
with
thesliced
slicer
its back
blade)
side
up,
(which
and
base claythewith
its back
side
(which
smooth
contacted
the
surface
slicer
with
blade)
fingers.
up,
and
contacted
slicer with
blade)
up, and
smooth thethe
surface
fingers.
smooth the surface with fingers.

How to make a wood-grain pattern with gold leaf.

How to make a wood-grain pattern with gold leaf.
How to make a wood-grain pattern with gold leaf.

1. Cut out clay to the specified

1. Cut out
number
of clay
sheets,
to the
alternate
specified
the
1. Cut of
out
clay
to
the
specified
layers
number
ofwhite
sheets,
clay
alternate
and
goldthe
leaf,
number
sheets,
the
finishing
layers
ofofwith
white
black
clayalternate
and
clay.gold
Apply
leaf,
gold
layers
of with
white
clay
and
gold
leaf
finishing
gently
using
black
a dry
clay.
brush.
Applyleaf,
gold
finishing
black
clay.
Apply gold
leaf gentlywith
using
a dry
brush.
leaf gently using a dry brush.

2. Cut into four blocks. Use a thick ruler

2. the
or
Cut like
into to
four
press
blocks.
eachUse
cutaedge
thickdown
ruler
2. the
Cut
into
four
blocks.
Use
aedge
thick
ruler
so
or
thatlike
theto
toppress
black
each
layer
cutsinks
into
down
or
like
totop
press
each
cutsinks
edgeinto
down
thethe
so
that
layers
theof
white
black
clay
layer
and
gold
leaf,
so that
the
top
black
layer
sinks
creating
the
layers
a of
moir
white
pattern
clay
and
consisting
gold into
leaf,
of
the
layers
white
claylines.
and
gold the
leaf,
white,
creating
gold
a of
moir
and
black
pattern
consisting
Join
offour
creating
a moir
pattern
consisting
blocks
white,
gold
back
and
together
black
into
lines.
one
Join
piece
theofat
four
white,
gold
and
black into
lines.one
Join
the at
four
their moir
blocks
backsides.
together
piece
blocksmoir
backsides.
together into one piece at
their
their moir sides.

3. Slice off the top black clay surface

to expose
likesurface
3.
Slice offthe
thewood-grain
top black clay
3. expose
Slice i.e.
offthe
the
top black
clay
surface
to
wood-grain-like
pattern
mixture
wood-grain
of white,
likegold
to
the
wood-grain
pattern,
i.e.,
mixture
gold,
andexpose
pattern
black.
i.e.
Slice
mixture
thinly
ofofwhite,
inwhite,
alike
scooping
gold
pattern
i.e.
mixture
of white,
goldthe
and
black.
thinly
in aPlace
scooping
manner
as Slice
shown
above.
and
black.
inclay
aPlace
scooping
manner
as Slice
shown
above.
sliced
chip
on thethinly
base
withthe
manner
as
above.
Place
sliced
chip
on
the
base
clay
with
its
its
sliced
back
chip
sideshown
onup,
theand
base
smooth
clay
with
thethe
sliced
chip
onfingers.
theand
base
claythewith
back
side
up,
and
smooth
surface
surface
its
back
with
side
up,
smooth
the
its back
side fingers.
up, and smooth the
with
fingers.
surface
with
surface with fingers.

Other method: Transferring patterns

Other
method:
Transferring
patterns
This
is a method
to re-transfer
a pattern to
clay which has been copied onto paper by a black-and-white copy
Other
method:
Transferring
patterns
This is a method
to re-transfer
a pattern to
clay which has been copied onto paper by a black-and-white copy

machine, which uses black toner. Use Sculpey III (Translucent) for clay without conditioning. Cut the clay into 3mm
This
is aa method
method
re-transfer
pattern
clay
has been
copied
onto paper
by a black-and-white
copy3mm
is
totore-transfer
a apattern
toto
clay
that
has been
copied
onto without
paper
byconditioning.
a black-and-white
machine,
which
toner.
Sculpey
IIIwhich
(Translucent)
clay
thecopy
clay
thick pieces,
anduses
passblack
through
theUse
machine.
Repeat,
each timefor
raising
the setting
on the dial,Cut
starting
at into
No. 6,
machine, which
uses
black
toner.
Use
Sculpey
III (Translucent)
for for
clayclay
without
conditioning.
Cut the
clay
into
3mm
machine,
which
uses
black
toner.
Use
Sculpey
III
(Translucent)
without
conditioning.
Cut
the
clay
into
3mm
thick
pieces,
and
pass
through
themachine.
machine.
Repeat,
each
time
raising
the
setting
onto
theproduce
dial,
starting
at No. 6,
then
7 and
No.
8. At
No. 8,the
pass
the clayRepeat,
through
together
with
parchment
paper
anatultra
piece.
thick No.
pieces,
and
pass
through
each
time
raising
the the
setting
on the
dial,
starting
No.at6,thin
thick
pieces,
and
pass
through
the
machine.
Repeat,
each
time
raising
setting
on
the
dial,
starting
No.
6,
then
No. 77 and
and No.8.8.AtAtNo.
No. 8, passthetheclay
clay through
together
parchment
paper
to produce
an ultrapiece.
thin piece.
then No.
together
withwith
parchment
paper
to produce
an ultrathin
then
No. 7 andNo.
No. 8. At No.8,8,pass
pass the claythrough
through
together
with
parchment
paper
to produce
an ultra thin piece.

1. Transfer a pattern onto a piece

1. white
of
Transfer
paper,
a pattern
place onto
on the
a piece
clay
1. white
Transfer
adown.
pattern
onto
piece
printed
of
side
paper,
place
Apply
on the
aagood
clay
of
whiteside
paper,
place
onthe
the
clay
amount
printed
of
ethanol
down.
over
Apply
a good
paper
printed
down. over
Applythe
a good
using a side
amount
soft
of ethanol
brush.
paper
amount
of ethanol
using a soft
brush. over the paper
using a soft brush.

2. Make the surface warm by

2. Make with
rubbing
the surface
a finger.warm
Repeat
bywhen
2. Makeis
the
surface
ethanol
rubbing
with
dry.
a Repeat
finger.warm
Repeat
twicebymore
whento
rubbing
with
a Repeat
finger.toRepeat
whento
transfer is
ethanol
thedry.
pattern
twice
clay. more
ethanol
Repeat
transfer isthedry.
pattern
to twice
clay. more to
transfer the pattern to clay.

3. Lift paper to check. If the pattern

3. transferred,
is
Lift paper toremove
check. Ifthethepaper.
pattern
If
3. transferred,
Lift paper
check.
Ifthethepaper.
pattern
difficult,
is
applytoremove
more
ethanol
with Ifthe
is
transferred,
the part
paper.
brush.
difficult,
Cut
apply
out remove
more
the printed
ethanol
with
of Ifthe
difficult,
apply
ethanol
with
the
clay and
brush.
Cut
place
out more
the
on the
printed
basepart
clay
ofwith
the
brush.
Cut
out
the
printed
part
of
the
the printed
clay
and place
sideondown.
the base clay with
clay
and place
the base clay with
the printed
sideondown.
the printed side down.

get inspired by nature

With its delicate organic aura, polymer clay is the perfect expressive material for any jewelry design. Talented designer Rie Nagumo offers innovative
and elegant ideas for making 27 unique and artistic jewelry pieces, including necklaces, bracelets, rings, pendants, and earrings. In addition, clear
instructions on creating metal-clay chain links and ring forms enable you to
incorporate your own fine metal findings into the designs.
Step-by-step instructions provide a clear roadmap to a variety of polymer
clay techniques, such as mokume gane, caning, texturing, image transfers,
and more.

contents
12 necklaces
1 brooch
2 bracelets
3 chokers
1 belt
3 rings
3 pendants
2 pierced earrings
techniques
how to make

Satisfy your enthusiasm for making unique jewelry and explore the lyrical
world of polymer clay.
R i e N a g u m o is a jeweler and artist specializing in polymer and
metal clay. She lives, works, and teaches in Japan.

Paperback
7.5" 9.6", 90 pages
ISBN 978-1-59668-634-2
$19.95
Available April 2012