I then reform the block and press it thinner. I do this all by hand or with tiles but never send the clay through the pasta machine. I then do the distorting and reforming the block a few more times. Until I think that there is enough interesting patterns inside.
This are my current blocks of Mokume Gane. The red one is the one that I just took pictures of the steps for my blog. The purple is on that I did just because I like purples. I did use metal leaf in that block. The blue and silver has translucent and no metal leaf. I have been making beads and barrettes out of it. I haven’t sliced into the red block. I try to let the clay rest before making thin slices.
