Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time and I really thought this would be so cool.  NOT!  But I was so sure it was a good idea that I made a bunch.  This is the last surviving slice, just for a reminder to not do that!

So I started maching it around.  Twist, slice etc. - you know the drill.  And made a bunch of beads and tried some Isis focals - just sort of O.K.  I'm not sure if I've "saved" this - the finished piece seems to want less color and more solid black for visual relief but I'm not real sure.  Maybe some solid purple or orange beads?   I've got a lot of small beads left - bummer.  Gotta figure out what to do with them.  Maybe a second strand on this one?

really not bad in the finished piece. I don't think it's too colorful because when you shrink it down into beads it's pretty muted. also, your sophisticated wire-wrapping job makes the crazy-ish beads look all the more professional. btw, how the heck do you make that wire-wrap on the oval - it looks wonderful?  

The wire work is two pieces.  There is a piece that goes through the bead like a regular wire wrap at both ends, but you leave the wrapping ends a bit longer than normal.  Out of a separate piece of wire, make the spiral.  Make sure that when you start the spiral you leave a little donut hole in the middle of each one, large enough to put the loose ends of the wrapping wire through them.  Flatten the ends of the wrapping wire just a bit, put them through the donut holes of the spiral, and use the chain nose pliers to bend the ends up, locking the spiral in place.   You can skip the flattening, but I just think it looks more finished and less lumpy that way.

 I will try it sometime. thanks a bunch!

I like the way they look strung! Which just goes to show that if you put something together with nice components and confidence, it looks good.

I like the idea of adding some solid colors, maybe orange, purple and/or turquoise, all of which I like together and maybe it would unify all the colors.

But then, I don't really know what I'm talking about.

How about a closeup of the wrapped bead?

Did you make the Isis figure from clay?

Sparklebee, what's the deal with the tags and RSS? If someone tags a subject, will it be accessible to everyone? 

Gee, I really LIKE that cane.  I immediately thought it cried out for repetition though... in a row or grid or pie shape, e.g. 
It has strong enough graphic elements and enough brightness in the turquoise and orange to contast with the purple, and the fact that it has a "wrap" of sorts around the outside makes for a great candidate for repetition.

I probably would have reshaped it into a square cane, reduced it, cut in 4 lengths, then rejoined those lengths as a 2x2 grid ...then applied those to a base sheet, or repeated the cuts/rejoins, to make a larger grid.

The result would make a great pattern sheet for cutting out shapes for pendants, or just good backgrounds (especially if reduced enough) for other things like onlays, etc., or would be good for covering larger dimensional beads or tube beads (big enough ones so the pattern could be seen). 

A row of those slices would make a good "framing" element for something else too.

Or you could make a radial pattern instead of a grid by making the cane triangular first and then doing the reducing and cutting (rejoining them all-tips-to-center, rather than side by side) to make a "kaleidoscope" type pattern for a pendant.

(A grid pattern would also make a good mini-bowl for holding earrings, etc., or be good for covering a pen or something else.)  

Too bad it's all gone  

 Diane B.

 the tags, to my understanding, are a feature we might really want to start taking better advantage of. they are a way to group a bunch of thread. for instance, photo transfers are a topic that will come up in many different threads - and it's something a person might want to read up on at some point. if all the discussions are tagged "photo transfer" then they will come up when that tag is clicked on in the list. it's better than search because it will come up even if the exact phrase is not used as long as it was tagged. I would think this would be accessible by everyone.

not too sure about RSS but It think it has something to do with getting live updates as things are posted.

there is a feature where you can mark a thread as a favorite. this is a fantastic way to keeping track of a thread you want to refer back to. to see your favorites, go to your profile and click the favorites tab. I can see using this a lot!

Oh Diane - I didn't think of ANY of those things, and you are so right!

Shoot.  Lesson learned - strong graphic canes should be reduced and repeated before being condemned to slicing, dicing and squishing. Well, I could make more and try some of those things.