My extruding experiment – making patterns with “worms

For the last few weeks I have been busy sorting out a programme of workshops for this Autumn have not had as much time in my workshop . I finally managed to get the information on the workshop page ( HURRAY ) and so I can get back into creating , which is much more fun !

I have been messing around with my new little extruder tool and seeing what it can do.

First I played around with different thicknesses of round ” worms and used them to make some patterns on flat clay and around small beads of clay.
I liked the way the beads came out , they looked quite earthy and textured. Before I baked them , I brushed some green metallic powder on them to enhance the texture .

This is what I made with them.

I think it’s not bad for my first necklace using extruded clay.