Nametag
Roller of some sort, acrylic, hollow works well for adding slices of cane to
Blades- a flexible and a stiff blade
Clay-
an extra 2 oz package of black, gold, translucent, white, pearl, and a
range of colors that you enjoy is always good to have with you. We
recommend Premo and Kato brands for most things.
Shape cutters, Kemper cutters, cookie cutters, or whatever brand you enjoy
Ruler
Exacto knife or sissors
Pasta machine with C clamp for any type table and handle, or motor
12x12
tile for work surface with non skid piece under it, or any work surface
you enjoy that will allow the table surface to remain uncut
Cornstarch for non stick effects with brush
Small spray bottle of water
Clay tools you enjoy working with
Sharpie magic marker and pen or pencil
Something to make holes in clay for beads or item we are working on-needle tool, straw, or anything you prefer
Good baby wipes with added alcohol to them, the cheap ones will leave fibers on your hands and clays
Acrylic piece for making beads from scraps
Glad wrap or Ziplock bags for scraps and done projects (Glad wrap does not react with polymer clay)
Notebook for notes
Wire,
20 gauge, non tarnishing wire is good for adding a finding to a bead or
item, 28 gauge for wiring beads and crystals into clay
Deli wraps to work on if in addition to tile
Patina paint- Liquitex Basic paints work well for this, a brown of choice and occasionally you will want other colors
Pieces
of old sponge for creating patina along with old small paint brush-The
cheap cloth sponges you can get from the dollar store work well
Small container to hold water
Texture plates, deeply etched stamps, or texture stamps
Foil leafing in colors of choice, gold, silver or copper are easily available
A sketch diary is nice to have
Something to carry your unbaked pieces home undamaged- I like to use a box top
Wet/Dry sandpaper in 400 and 600 for finishing your work
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