Polymer Clay Fishbone Tile Bracelet with Sarah Shriver
You won't stop at one Fishbone Tile Bracelet, trust us!
Enroll in Course
There is nothing more gratifying than creating your own artwork. What if that artwork was something you could wear as a bracelet, earring, or charm for a necklace? What if it was something you could create to add to art projects? In this very achievable and creative online course Sarah Shriver takes you step-by-step through how to make your own polymer clay fishbone tiles for bracelets and other potential art projects and pieces.
Sarah is well known for taking slabs of polymer clay and turning them into beautiful pieces of wearable art. In this course she will start with how to choose the best clay for this type of project and take you all the way to stringing the tiles together to make a bracelet. One of the many benefits of this online course is that you can make multiple tiles that can be used in a variety of projects right away or saved for future use.
In this course you will learn:
- The best polymer clay brands for this project
- Sarah’s favorite tools and materials
- How to condition the clay
- How to roll out the clay with a pasta machine (super fun and easy)
- How to get your edges clean for easy stacking
- How to cut the clay to form geometric shapes
- How to shape and reduce the stacks to the tile size
- How to create multiple designs and shapes for tiles and beads
- How to bake the tiles
- How to drill holes in the tiles for stringing
- How to string the tiles together to create the bracelet
Sarah teaches her techniques in a very formulaic and step-by-step process that makes it incredibly achievable for any creator's level. The beauty of learning Sarah’s methods with this online course is being able to watch and virtually create by her side every step of the way. This course will give you the confidence to create polymer clay tiles that make gifts or add to your collection for selling or personal use.
Included in this course is a detailed list of the materials, tools, and resources.
Your Instructor
I have been working in polymer clay from my backyard studio here in California for over 25 years. When I discovered the medium I was working in a wonderful art supply and fabric store in San Francisco where I was mainly focused on textiles. The first time I gave polymer clay a try, I connected with it right away. Being familiar with Italian mille fiori glass techniques, I realized a way that I could mimic the patterns that I loved in older rugs and textiles by creating simple graphic "canes" and mirroring them together in endless variations. I soon found myself building large libraries of patterned canes that were great for making jewelry.
My methods for constructing mille fiori canes and building intricate patterns have been taught to students all over the world. I have been featured in many books on polymer beginning with the seminal book "The New Clay" by Nan Roche, and including "Masters, Polymer Clay: Major Works by Leading Artists", Published by Ray Hemachandra of Lark Crafts.
I still love teaching these techniques and hope I can infect you with my enthusiasm for making intricate canes in polymer clay."
Course Curriculum
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StartIntro and personal interview with Sarah and Tami (5:07)
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StartPDF for download: Suggested Tools, Materials, and Resources
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StartCourse overview (1:36)
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StartMaterials overview (1:36)
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StartConditioning the clay (5:50)
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StartRolling out the black and ivory slabs (1:40)
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StartBuilding the ivory blocks (5:14)
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StartBuilding the black blocks (4:39)
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StartBuilding the ivory tubes (4:32)
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StartAdding the fish eye (6:00)
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StartBuilding the ribs part 1 (4:32)
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StartBuilding the ribs part 2 (13:58)
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StartAdding the spine (3:50)
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StartBuilding the head and tail (6:55)
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StartBegin to reduce head, tail and ribs (6:27)
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StartPutting the fish together and reducing (4:17)
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StartAdding outlines and cutting tile pieces (8:54)
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StartBake tiles and begin complementary graphic cane (2:32)
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StartMake the striped section (6:58)
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StartPut together the graphic cane (9:01)
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StartReduce the graphic cane (13:33)
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StartOverview of between beads, building the four fish repeat (5:51)
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StartReducing the four fish cane (1:17)
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StartOven chat (1:19)
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StartDrilling the beads (6:45)
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StartDrilling chat and enlarge two holes for cord (1:56)
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StartStringing the bracelet beads (11:53)
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StartReview and thanks! (0:54)