Original artwork description:

Following on from my paper cut and shaped Koi, I've been experimenting making Koi in polymer clay, using the Mokume Gane technique, and then coating in resin to give a watery look.

Mokume-Gane is a decorative Japanese metal working technique, which originated from the 17th century when it was used to decorate samurai swords, and has been used with other materials such as polymer clay for many years now.

This is my sixth piece made with polymer clay, and the two koi both have a Swaroski heart cut crystal on their heads!

Depending on where the light comes from you get a beautiful see-through effect into the layers of coloured, metallic, and translucent clay as they are raised up to let the light underneath.

I will be making more elements for my artworks using this method so do watch this space.

Materials used:

Polymer clay, resin, swarovski crystals and foam board in a deep box frame glazed with glass

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