I've got a Dover book of Victorian stained glass designs and there was one that had a little part I really liked.  So I grabbed my colored pencils and my color wheel, made some Skinner blends, and came up with this.   When I first cut off this slice it wasn't quite what I thought I wanted to end up with.

So I started reducing it and playing with it a bit and I've deicded that I love this cane! 

So now I'm going to work on complementary accent beads to go with these focals and hope to have a finished piece to post is SUYW in a day or two.

beautiful assortment of beads.  I really like the one in the bezel. wonderful work.

Thanks.  Thought you might recognize the bezel.  And it appears that this one doesn't need any glue to stay in place - I can't pry it out to save my life.  Perhaps I should hand it to a toddler - I'm sure they could get it out!

It's a gorgeous cane. Such variety in the pendants you made.

 What wonderful color combinations! I can't wait to see the coordinating beads.

Thanks gannon - neither can I!  (wait to see the coordinating beads, that is)

Great canework!  I especially like the pendant on the lower left.  I am always amazed at the impact of combining skinner blends and reducing!  Can't wait to see the other combinations.

Wow, Jilla! This is why I leave caning to the pros!

I also like the one in the lower left. 

Thanks all! 

Gannon the coral/pink is Sunset (SII)I, the lacework is Turqouise Premo and the green is a custom mix. 

All the different combinations are so cool - how amazing that they all came from one cane!  The geometric version on the lower left is my particular fave...really nice work!

OMG! JILLA! These creations just blow me away!  They remind me of stained glass. Looks like the new p.c. is okay for canning?  And your handwriting is nice too!!!

LCD - welllllll - the clay is kinda mixed.  I used some Kato trans and pearl in the blends to firm things up a bit.  And it canes and reduces sort of O.K. - once it starts moving it really moves far and fast.  But slicing is another story.  Still a bit squishy, especially if I need a thin slice.  Slice, rest, slice, rest.  Pretty slow if you need a bunch of slices so can't really use it for precision work but O.K. for "ishy" stuff.   

You can thank my 3rd grade teacher for the handwriting.  She was a very "old school" teacher and by golly we were all going to have decent penmanship or she was going to die trying!   

jilla:

I've got a Dover book of Victorian stained glass designs and there was one that had a little part I really liked.

That is so funny... I got a Dover book of Art Deco Stained Glass designs out of the library about a month ago that I thought would make some pretty great cane designs. I've been busy and hadn't made any yet but had thought they would be best made with Skinner blend canes. Looks like the idea works well! I'll have to get making some.

Also got out some Appliqué and Needlepoint books to use in a similar way. There are so many good designs for caning out there in the crafting world that can be adapted, you just have to look!

I've looked at the Art Deco one too - I guess great minds think alike!  What I really like about a lot of the Dover designs is that they are so rich, you can usually break one down into 2-3 or more parts that work well on their own. 

 I agree and the nice thing about Dover designs is they're copyright free so you don't have to worry about stepping on anyones toes!