I’ll bet the architect and engineers are blown away by what you do.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Lol. The boys don’t quite get their Auntie! I love them so much. 😊❤️

Please don't stress about mistakes because watching you problem solve is one of the best parts of your videos! (Also Louis 🐶)

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Sophie!😊❤️

I really appreciate that you give the artistic lineage of things you've learned! A lot of people don't realize how important it is to give credit where it can be given. Plus of course your artistry is amazing!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

I think it’s important to remember, I really do. 😊❤️

This was so fun to watch and I liked that you did two versions because the differences made it very clear what you were reaching for and what it takes to get there. And thank you for showing us the work of Judy Belcher. Learning the history of polymer clay and the artists along the way provides much more depth to the art form and I like that. I learn so much from your videos!! Thank you so much for sharing with all of us ❣️

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!😊❤️

Thank you for keeping this wonderful ootical cane alive in the polymer clay community. And save your time, and your brain cells...don't bother with either the 50 Shades books or films.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Lol! Never seen any of those, Wendy, just know they’re my thing! 😊❤️

G'day from Victoria Australia Donna Kato. I started my polymer Clay canes a week ago, having purchased mostly all I need. I made a box of canes through the week, orange, lime & lemon slices among others. I created 3 leaf canes yesterday. Today I made a kaleidoscope with 5 saved canes & a few new ones. I just put resin onto the pieces I have made including a selection of the many cane slices I pierced with a skewer. Thanks 👍 for your enthusiastic lessons on caning & crafting.

@DonnaKatoArt

Ай бұрын

Caning is great fun, I remember when I first started and could not believe what it was! I still love to cane! Hugs, d

As someone with dyscalculia and math's anxiety... I appreciate the minimal math's method. 😅 My Brother and Father are both mathematically gifted. So understand how it can feel like a failure at times. But sometimes our skills just lay elsewhere! I don't like to diagnose online, but you might have dyscalculia like I do. It's dyslexia, but for numbers instead of letters and simply a result of our brains processing information differently. No amount of study and practice will get rid of it, so the best thing we can do is learn those work arounds and focus on the areas we excel at!

😮 well I actually thought you had 2 metal cutters at the beginning Donna, definitely metal! How you broke thing's down to achieve this cane is fantastic 💜 I do enjoy watching and listening to the process 😊 thank you so much for all the information 💜👍

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

So glad you liked it, Tracey. I like optical illusion canes!😊❤️

@tanyanastasi243

Жыл бұрын

Me too!!!... It totally looks like metal. I thought it was a tool with a shiny chrome top. 😂

Donna, I'm with you on the math stuff. Ugh... Thank you for the great tutorial!

A lot of creative people have issues with math. As a retired teacher I saw this in my students and would use their strengths to help each other. It allowed everyone a chance to shine!💙 TFS❣️ I love watching your videos. I sew and have never done anything like what you do but I never miss what you do!😀

What a lovely way to celebrate Judy Belcher and her work. Thank you Donna

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

She was a good one, Clare. I hope people come to know what she gave to our community. ❤️

We love you Donna. I’ve been a fan since the 90’s and when you were on Carol Duvall’s show!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Barb!😊❤️

How generous of you to memorialize Judy Belcher! This was enjoyable to watch. Iwonder if you might try it again with color? Cheers ❤

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Judy did many pastel blends - great jewelry! Could happen! 😊❤️

@lightbulbnirvana

Жыл бұрын

@@DonnaKatoArt well that's great! Thanks Donna!

You nailed it. I bet if she had made it twice it would have looked different each time. Such is polymer clay.

@DonnaKatoArt

10 ай бұрын

I think you're right about that...Cheers, D

I feel your pain with new math. It’s because 1-10 = 1-12. We didn’t have a chance 😁. Thanks for keeping Judy alive. I think your pretty much awesome.

I love the illusion you got when you cut it ans put the lengths together... 39mins in.. My eyes were seeing curves 🙂

Amazing looks like steel great work

I'm the same - numeric dyslexia is known as dyscalculia. Luckily my husband is good at maths, although gets confused between left and right. He deals with the numbers, I handle directions. Have discovered you while being unwell and have spent many happy hours down the polymer clay rabbit hole on you tube. Have bought some of your books, and others, and once I can sit again will be getting stuck in. No bums-in-jars/lick'n'stick projects for me, starting at the top with some of yours!

@DonnaKatoArt

7 ай бұрын

Thank you! I have dyscalculia and it’s oddly comforting just knowing it has a name! Welcome to the channel and have fun - polymer clay is sooo much fun. 😊

@shibibi1

2 күн бұрын

My Mum has dyslexia, and I have dyscalculia. The two are so closely related and often comorbid, it surprises me that Mum and I only have one each and each different. But learning my math's struggles had a name, and seeing a doctor to get officially recognized helped me be okay within myself.

Polymer clay is amazing and you know how to make magic with it!

It absolutely looks like a ridge! I bet if you photographed it in black and white it would look very dimensional!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

I’ve got to do the next one! Soon…got some Rainbow Tractor Tire bracelets to finish, then I think I will! 😊❤️

This is absolutely fabulous! I honestly always thought these canes were mica shift techniques. I really am digging the defined striations mixed a la carte for the optical illusion. To say I don't math well is a gross understatement. 😁 Fortunately I married a human calculator. lol Thanks for sharing another tutorial.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

So glad you like them! A few more to come, Andrea! Lol. If I think too hard about numbers, I do get confused. That’s real. Sad! A human calculator would come in very handy. 😊❤️

You are the best,I have all your books and i thank you for welcoming me into the polymer world. It has become a total addiction!!!!!

I don’t see anything wrong with either cane. All of them are great. TYFS.

Great video. Nice canes. I think it needed more white though and still the high contrast with the grey thru black.

Great cane thanks for sharing Judy's technique. Just a thought that may help you stack without losing your corners, I see artists who use square cutters and cut the squares and then stack them. Just trying to help, I know we all have our own ways we do things. You are such an inspiration. Thank You for sharing

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

I like that. I will definitely give that a go! Excellent tip! 😊❤️

I enjoyed watching your process so much...I think you got pretty close and it looked like metal.. very clever..❤

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😊❤️

Angle your measuring tool till you get to an easily divisible number. Say you need 3 pieces but its 7.5" wide. Angle the ruler diagonally till you get to meauring 9" then cut the 3 equal piecet at 3" and 6" marks. Simplifies the process.

For things like this, I've switched to using centimeters. They are smaller than inches so instead of doing math with fractions of inches, I can math whole centimeters. SO much easier! (I also use grams for weighting clay for the same reason. The math is just so much easier.)

@icare4bunnies

Жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I was going to say.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

I agree. If only I could find my cm ruler! Only sort of kidding! I do weight my clay for color mixing, that is sooo much easier, right? Yup! 😊❤️

This is the first video of yours I've watch since I just discovered your channel. I LOVE these canes! I cant wait to try them for myself. Your tutorial was very easy to follow, although I know the canes thenselves are tine consuming and require a great of patience. Thank you so much for sharing! I made sure to like, sub and save this video.

@DonnaKatoArt

10 ай бұрын

Glad you like them, I do, too. The optical effects are very interesting! Cheers, D

Watching first. I love it already.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

It’s a Judy cane! She loved to cane. Applied math! 😊❤️

I love this beautifully done

I love your work. I’m learning so much from you. I struggle with measuring also. My work around is probably more visual than by math. (Ex: 5 inches- I know 5 divided by 2 is 4 inches. That leaves me with the one in to divide in half. Giving me 2.5). 🤷🏽‍♀️ It helps me. Probably clear as mud now🫣. Thanks for all the knowledge you’re sharing.

@DonnaKatoArt

9 ай бұрын

👍😊❤️🎉

To figure out how to cut your 2.25 in block into 6 pieces, position the ruler diagonally so you have 3", then divide it into 6 half inch pieces. They won't actually be half inch, but you'll have 6 equal pieces.

Just watching this video and you have a new sub! I am loving the optical effect.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Appreciate it, Julia! 😊❤️

Thanks Donna! Regarding the bkack&white skinner blend, you need to have a parabolic proportion with more white than black, otherwise the blend has far too much dark greys. Testing I found out the regular skinner blend cut shape does not work with very bark colours in general.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

You’re probably right about that. I think I used my blackout mix that is less black than packaged black but I will give that a go, too! 😊❤️

Thank you Donna for showing what Judy made to those of us who didn’t meet her. I am also really bad at match

A great many lessons here! Thank you!

@DonnaKatoArt

8 ай бұрын

My pleasure!😊❤️

So much fun to watch! Think this could end up being one of my favorite canes.

Donna that was amazing to watch. Loved hearing the history of this cane and the wonderful Judy. Your videos are so interesting and fun to watch and I thank you for all the effort you put in. I love the optical look and yours were fantastic. Have a wonderful day Donna, stay warm and hugs to Louis. Looking forward to the rest of this series..

oh wow i love these canes !!! its amazing what you can do with gradients

@DonnaKatoArt

8 ай бұрын

I have many happy accidents and some not so happy! But, we plow along, right? Hugs!

Great job. I think is looks so similar.

Donna you did an amazing job. Stop beating yourself up.

@DonnaKatoArt

5 ай бұрын

👍😉

Brilliant work! Thanks.

@DonnaKatoArt

9 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!❤️

Yours looks great!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Vivian!😊❤️

This is a great tutorial Donna, and it is pretty close to the Judy Belcher. ❤

I love yours

But yours came out so good ❤😊!! It really great!!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Mary!😊❤️

This cane also reminds me of Ford and Forlano's old work, back when they were Citizen Cane. Perhaps Judy adapted some of their work? Or vice versa? Maybe you can talk Steven Ford or David Forlano into giving you some of their secrets since they're no longer doing that sort of work? I *do* love that you're celebrating Judy Belcher. She was such a wonderful artist and teacher!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

I’m sure Judy had them in mind - their gradients were all sheet based. Judy was a real force in our community, it’s still surreal to think that she’s not here…gone too soon.😔

@ 31:00 it has the illusion of cylinders... Cool! 😊❤

Judy Belcher passed? Damn 😢😭 The first polymer class I ever took was with Judy.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Yes, sad…😞

I love it

I am an architect and I think that your work is scandalous great great great

I think the 3D effect depends on where the light area meets the dark area on the next wrapped layer. Also when you Malay out your skinner blend don’t offset it just divide it into as many sections of blend that you want. Then you just add the pure black and pure white stripes like you did on the second one with the white. I think you will find a little more contrast in the dark end. This has been so much fun to watch. After the first one I had to pull out my clay stuff and start working along with you step by step. Oh yeah, I talk to my clay too and have to stop to pick cat hairs out of my work. 😂

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

You’re definitely correct about that! 😊❤️

amazing

EXCELLENT!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

😊❤️

We are grateful that your thumb nail is better. I will continue to practice on NOT making moon rocks! LOL We are confident that you will show us how to make your ring.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Yes, much better, Darlene! The ring is coming!!! I’m glad you got her book, you’ll like it, I know. Oh, boy, moon rocks, they do sound cool! Hugs!😊❤️

If you mix the shades from the ‘raw’ clay and after that you condition the clay you have no offcuts.

Love your tribute to Judy, I was thinking that after you have made the different gradents instead of stacking them on top of each other and then cutting them down what about if you used a 4, 5, 6 inch square cutter and then once there all cut into the same size squares you can then stack them up on each other to make your stack, hopefully by doing this you dont have to trim so much clay away around the 4 sides, I hope that makes sense ?

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

That makes sense, Peta! Thanks for the suggestion. 😊❤️

Genial !!! 🤩

@DonnaKatoArt

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, Fabi!❤️

Thank you for all these wonderful tutorials. I have not had time to work through them all but you are my night time viewing pleasure so I can shut out the news. Question; I know you use acupuncture needles to cut things out. Is there a certain gauge you get and is there a favorite place to purchase. I truly appreciate you! Cheryl Francis

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Hi Cheryl, I only know That the ones I use for cutting are thick, couldn’t tell you the gauge! 👍

@ 1:07:10...On your recommendation in another one of your videos, I bought the same ruler and sanded the one side as you do and it is great! Makes a world of difference. Thanks!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

I use that ruler all the time! It’s a good one, isn’t it, John? Yup!😊❤️

@John-I-McLeod

Жыл бұрын

@@DonnaKatoArt you done good 😂

My thoughts on it Donna I think it’s the layers both thicker and longer at the taper end and I believe it’s effective on the way it lines up gives that illusion

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Yup, I need more layers and more light greys, I think! 😊❤️

Love❤

@DonnaKatoArt

6 ай бұрын

Me, too. This is a fun cane. 😊❤️

Hey Donna, I am really thoroughly enjoying your videos!! I am new to clay, and was absolutely mesmerized by this optical cane! So thank you for sharing and taking the time to figure it out. I will absolutely try this. But I guess I need a pastamachine to make it a little "easier" on my hands. What would happen if you cut the other way to make it thinner? Instead of pinching and pinching... Of course I understand that it is not possible to thin it with the rolling pin, the stripes would get much wider that way, I guess. Right?? I am not trying to criticize, I am just curious and eager to learn. Regards from Norway, Katla Dragon

@DonnaKatoArt

8 ай бұрын

Let me think about this, Katla! I don’t know which part you’re referring to so I need to watch it myself, 😊❤️

I use a separate pasta machine for my white.

👍i thought it was metal at first

@DonnaKatoArt

7 ай бұрын

Isn't that the best? I love that optical illusion stuff!

makes a good metal plastacine!!!

@DonnaKatoArt

8 ай бұрын

Pretty convincing, right? Ha!

So cool-love this cane!

@DonnaKatoArt

7 ай бұрын

❤️

Your ruler has a zero midpoint for center and then the 1” and on up on each side. I find it useful when I don’t want to do math lol

Pretty darn perfect from where I sit!.. This is also a perfect example of why Kato Clay is the best for canes. All of that handling and manipulation with warm hands, and with a softer clay would have been a disaster. Ya just gotta have the Kato clay!... I feel your math pain. My father was an MIT graduate. High School Math Teacher, and then Middle School principal. I did NOT inherit the math gene. Many a tearful nights trying to understand my homework. And still traumatized from the 5th grade teacher who would make us stand infront of the class doing long division on the chalkboard. I was always the last one standing. I just couldn't do it. Still can't. Its a miracle I graduated from nursing school. LOL... I think many creative people have the same issue. Creativity and math just don't play well together.... Now, can we discuss that ring you're wearing at the end!? OMG. Love it! ❤

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Tanya! I was thinking about the way I could separate the sheets and how that simple thing is challenging with some other clays…lol. MATH. Ugh. I am envious of those who can math. Truly. Truly. The ring is coming verrry soon. I just need to do a little tute on making it all clay. The one I had on is over an existing stainless steel ring. Maybe today? Hugs! D 😊❤️

@tanyanastasi243

Жыл бұрын

@@DonnaKatoArt Yay!.. I can't wait for the ring tutorial.... And yes. It would have been a challenge with another kind of clay... I was looking closer at Judy's cane. To me it looks like she may have thinned the entire slab just a bit right before rolling it up. Maybe its how she kept each individual line straight up and down and prevented them from doing the pin wheeling you reference in the first attempt? I'm probably not describing what I'm trying to say very well... Just a guess anyway... Boooo to math! Off to work (from home, in the other room lol). Have a good day!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

@@tanyanastasi243 i think that is correct. If the layers were thinner, you’d not see any flaring as much. Nailed it!😊❤️ boo math! Doink!

@tanyanastasi243

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂 💖💖💖

Just a thought, use either Google, alexa, your Apple watch or any other device you might have to help with the math. I need the help with spelling 😁 I love what your making.

@DonnaKatoArt

8 ай бұрын

I need all the help I can get in that regard. 100%!😊❤️

From the thumbnail I thought you were holding custom made drawer pulls. It looks like chromed metal if given no context.

@PurpleHaze2k9

9 ай бұрын

Optical illusion - check.

@DonnaKatoArt

9 ай бұрын

Yes, it does!❤️

What is the group you mentioned? There’s no link

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Hi! I have a group for channel members where we post pics of pieces made from classes, etc. If you join, you get a link! It only makes sense if you join and see the member tutorials. 😊❤️

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

I use the Kato clay almost exclusively. Why is the white always so much softer than any other color? Mine borders on sticky. Is there a way to make it less sticky/soft? I have the conditioning bar, but I'd rather make the white a little less soft than make all the other colors that soft and sticky.

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

I asked the factory about this, will let you know. Not sure why it’s stickier and softer, I hadn’t much thought about it, just made the other clays softer. Thanks for the comment, I will try to find out. 😊❤️

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Hi Rachel, Anna replied re: soft white. There is no change in formula, the clay is just really fresh! It hasn’t advanced so it’s soft. I never leach so I have no advice about that. I fear I have not been very helpful…☹️

I think there is a very thin sheet of black on the inside side of the sheet. I sent you a present!

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

I will check, Theresa! That could be! 😊❤️

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

A present?😊❤️🎉

@theresaclasby

Жыл бұрын

It says it will be there on Thursday

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

@@theresaclasby aww! Thursday!❤️😊🎉

Have you seen how convoluted way they teach math these days?

@DonnaKatoArt

Жыл бұрын

Math is scary! Well, for me…😊❤️

You

@DonnaKatoArt

9 ай бұрын

👍

Am I the only one that has a hard time with the sound of the tissue blade on glas or tile? It’s like nails on a black board.

@DonnaKatoArt

5 ай бұрын

I have done it so long, I don’t hear it! Sorry about that but most of us work on hard surfaces, I think. Cheers, D

You got this perfectly in my opinion! I hope I’m as good as you one day! 🥹🩷