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This week’s dragon is based on yet another class over at\u00a0Polymer Clay Adventure<\/a>. This time it’s Barbara McGuire’s Ancient Awakenings class where she teaches us how to make something that looks like it could have been an\u00a0ancient artifact with the bone\u00a0piece in the center and\u00a0stone surrounding it.\u00a0You can see examples of what was\u00a0taught at\u00a0BarbaraMcGuire.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"dragon<\/a><\/p>\n

Click on any of the photos for a closer look.<\/em><\/p>\n

Her pieces have faces in the center but, of course, I had to make a dragon. I made a\u00a0stripey cane\u00a0of translucent, white and ecru to give it the look\u00a0of ivory or bone. The stone looking background is mostly translucent clay with just a little strip of a\u00a0Skinner blend mixed in: a great trick Barbara showed us.<\/p>\n

\"dragon<\/a><\/p>\n

The antiquing really brings out all the detail.\u00a0I’m not totally thrilled with this piece, but I can think of lots of variations that would make it better.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to see my other dragon creations so far, I\u2019ve made a Thursday\u2019s Dragon Pinterest board<\/a> just for them.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"swirly<\/a><\/p>\n

I did make some swirly lentil beads with leftover clay bits,\u00a0and am quite happy with those! \u00a0Suddenly I’m in love with the combo of purple and copper. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Check out\u00a0this post on Errol, dragon #1<\/a>, for the details on\u00a0why\u00a0I am\u00a0making a dragon every week in 2015.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"dragon<\/a><\/p>\n

Don’t forget that there won’t be a Thursday’s Dragon next week, as it’s Thanksgiving here in the United States and I’ll be taking the day off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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