A Polymer Clay Tutorial: The Skinner Blend Spiral Pendant (yes, another spiral!)

[@grannyjclay-joannieholdhus925]

Beautiful! Thank you!!❤

[@Vee_of_the_Weald]

I also mentioned to say that your humour and singing is so refreshing. This is what making art should feel like - enjoyment. 🤗

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Thank you, Vee! Hugs, D

[@jerrycallender-qm7zr]

ART cannot be rushed! This is mesmerizing!

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Thank you, Jerry! 👍

[@viviennestevenson3091]

Am so glad I found your channel. You make things easy and simple to follow. I live qatching you work and your narratives make me smile. Thank you for bringing joy to learning polymer clay art.

[@darlaboyle1074]

I'm loving these swirly beads. ❤ When I saw the video come up, I was like, Woo-hoo!!! And you cant go wrong with black and white. 😊

[@ameswho9548]

WOW. this is super cool. I'm not sure if I like the claying or listening to your voice better. Very calming and encouraging & I really appreciate so much how you talk through your thought process.. especially when you're making decisions. OMG.. it proves that you are actually HUMAN. I love that. It's the best when you toss in some of your great laughter. You crack me up. I could watch your videos all day.. but hell's bells.. freaking laundry is disrupting my personal clay zen-out. thank you for doing what you do.. and sharing.

[@DonnaKatoArt]

aww! Thank you very much. So glad I can be with you and be myself. I love having a channel and putting up tutes and letting the clay fly. I did structured classes for so long, where everything has to be perfect and I decided that I'd just be myself this time. I can do this forever whereas I never thought I could do the other for as long. And, it's fun! Hugs, D

[@traceyowen6136]

Donna this was so interesting to watch, I enjoy the way you help me understand the whole process, thank you so very much 😊💜 these have such a beautiful flow to them 💜

[@DonnaKatoArt]

You are so welcome, Tracey! Hugs!

[@SelenesCreationsByTheSea]

Love the simplicity of black and white and LOVE spirals

[@laneoesterle-miller5853]

It creates such an optical illusion as you are shaping it. I have to adjust my eyes to make it round. Wow!

[@theresazerrenner6294]

I can envision loads of variations! That’s what I love about your tutorials Donna.❤😊

[@DonnaKatoArt]

I'm so glad! ❤️

[@clare9637]

The contrast of black and white is always a winner for me. 🤩Thank you Donna

[@DonnaKatoArt]

You are so welcome, Clare! Hugs!

[@cindypage8673]

Another beauty! Thank you Donna xxx

[@Kera.S.]

Thank you for all the Knowledge You Share! I always learn something so fascinating while watching your channel ❣️💙🤩

[@DonnaKatoArt]

I'm so glad, Kera!

[@randyinvancouver]

I love these. Skunk tails! Or maybe penguin icecream…🤔

[@DonnaKatoArt]

LOL!

[@RHG412]

Yay! Bring on the spirals! I love them! And I particularly love this one! A spiral for formalwear! Thanks Donna! I learn so much from you!

[@DonnaKatoArt]

You are so welcome! Hugs, D

[@marikasaphiris9371]

Fantastic , i always come away with something new. Thank you.😊

[@Julsfr]

Very cool. Unique design ❤

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Thank you! 😊

[@lindalopresti389]

So absolutely beautiful ! You really do amaze!

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Thank you, Linda! Hugs, D

[@Vee_of_the_Weald]

Oh this is so cool! It looks like a snail shell native to my ancestors’ island of Corsica. Stunning! By the way, Donna, I made the iridescent chameleon whirly necklace and a bracelet and received so many compliments! Also, I’ve made my versions of your NYC taxi bracelet and it’s always a triomphe when I wear it. Thank you so much for inspiring us.

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Oh thank you, Vee! So glad. Hugs, D

[@yrt66]

This is fantastic, I can't ever get enough spirals. Thank you Donna!

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Me, too. I am all about the spiral! Hugs, D

[@jamilynn322]

Beautiful - they sort of remind me of the clouds you see in a lot of Japanese art.

[@sallyransom1223]

I love this look. Something simple yet looks very complicated ❤

[@sanchapa5185]

These little spirals have a lot of personality. I love them!

[@DonnaKatoArt]

I think so, too. Simple but there’s something about them I do find appealing. Big hugs, D

[@coraboxstart8501]

Thank you Donna, I love it a lot, its wonderful. And it really looks like a Orca. 😂

[@DonnaKatoArt]

I think do, too! Cheers, D

[@PALOMAPARIENTEVINDEL]

Espectacular Donna, hace poco que te sigo pero me tienes encantada con estas maravillas. Me gustaría si te viene bien sobre que pones tus piezas al hornear las para que no pierdan la forma. Muchas gracias y besos desde España

[@user-pe8cu1vs6d]

Thank you so much.

[@DonnaKatoArt]

You're welcome!

[@marystribling3104]

Beautiful 😍!! As always ❤ thank you 😊.

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Thank you, Mary! Hugs, D

[@barbkeith2697]

I love this! I could see making fantastical, magical, unique snails with this. My hubby bought me a “snail house” which looks like a snail shell. Then I made a realistic looking snail with polymer clay. I have some really nice escargot shells to which I could add these to, to make some fantasy snails for the vignette. I’m working on a dollhouse at the moment and have not been allowing myself to get out the clay, because I set a goal to finish the house by late spring or early summer. Then I will have an “open (doll) house” or (doll) house warming party. But if I made some snails for the dollhouse, I could justify playing with clay. 😂🤣 And then while I have the clay out, I would have to make some dollhouse food. It’s a rabbit hole. (If You Give A Mouse A Cookie) 🤣😂 I would try this in a variety of colors. (Sea slugs come in all kinds of brilliant colors. Why not snails?) ❤

[@DonnaKatoArt]

A Snail house? Sounds like a great plan! I can see these in lots of colors! I am raising some aquarium Mystery Snails now…what am I going to do with all these snails? I just couldn’t kill the clutch…omg. Hugs, D

[@DavidSmith-zm3ff]

Donna how do I get into your classes because you are the queen of polymer clay ❤❤❤❤❤

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Hi David! Okay, if you enter youtube via youtube.com (not the app), you’ll see the Join button. If you click on that, you’ll see the Levels. Now, each level gets the same thing so it’s up to everyone to choose the level that works best for them. Make sense? Hope to see you in the Member Classroom, kid. Hugs, D

[@rsbaruba]

Donna this looks super,and you are right it screams Ocra. Love love. Donna question on your web site you are selling o rings with the nr 4 but the cords are 2 is that right? I want to order the template for the closing, and I would like to have the o ring and the cords matching. Do you have any suggestions? I already have a few of the beads made now I have to put it all together. Have a nice Sunday

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Let me check that…I will ask Vernon! I have some in my stash….but got an Amazon link, too. Ridiculously long but 2mm! Hugs, D www.amazon.com/uxcell-Rings-Nitrile-Rubber-Diameter/dp/B07GJML4CN/ref=sxin_14_pa_sp_search_thematic?content-id=amzn1.sym.92181fe7-c843-4c1b-b489-84c087a93895%3Aamzn1.sym.92181fe7-c843-4c1b-b489-84c087a93895&crid=2WG0KAB4E4DDV&cv_ct_cx=2mm+o+rings&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Y7tUJivquc4pqNvGjxGhuiaFBa3df-z2sCa7ECbU9sXJu5Y0ZhaGKQeGXm0dtRZx3tCW2-FIMMTN9F7X_wL5xg.iA3-c0rys7l1rzaBsqKqwW2oTmWqRKM0-rXtPvIWsOk&dib_tag=se&keywords=2mm+o+rings&pd_rd_i=B07GJML4CN&pd_rd_r=5b6986c6-0a2f-45b7-aa17-c8a2951edacc&pd_rd_w=YU5JO&pd_rd_wg=mFBAt&pf_rd_p=92181fe7-c843-4c1b-b489-84c087a93895&pf_rd_r=RZ0ZQSPDXSJBKMN1GBBK&qid=1708911691&sbo=RZvfv%2F%2FHxDF%2BO5021pAnSA%3D%3D&sprefix=2mm+orings%2Caps%2C413&sr=1-3-364cf978-ce2a-480a-9bb0-bdb96faa0f61-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9zZWFyY2hfdGhlbWF0aWM&psc=1

[@monaitani446]

Beautiful.... thank you Donna🌷🌷🌷

[@texasceechelle]

Question. Do you bake this extra long since it looks thick on tv? Looks to be 1/2-3/4”. Have you tested one bay slicing to see if it’s baked through? Or is it necessary. Thanks. Love it.

[@DonnaKatoArt]

You, know, I don’t. So far, no issues. It’d be a good idea to slice, though. I could cure a scrap piece!

[@lucymayes4937]

Like me with animals in home a good way to get hairs from clay I just use tweezers or baby wipes for smooch

[@anniehartley8851]

I watched Einstein and the Bomb, can't wait to watch the film, so interesting, how he came up with all that, did he have dyslexia? I do.❤❤❤

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Annie, I don't know. All I know is that it'd be helpful if we could just try to anticipate the very worst that could happen and then maybe decide not to do it! Maybe that's asking too much of human beings. Cheers, D

[@grannyjclay-joannieholdhus925]

Would you please share on “aubernet”….as you can probably see, I don’t even know how to spell it. I would like to get some. Thank you!

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Okay, so the product is Abranet. it's on the pricy side but lasts a long time. you can also use 400, 600 and 800 wet/dry automotive sandpaper which will achieve any surface shine you want! Hugs, D

[@grannyjclay-joannieholdhus925]

@@DonnaKatoArt ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@joyceparkes2678]

❤❤❤❤❤🙏🏽

[@elec2881]

It does look like an orca body shape

[@anniehartley8851]

Torpedo comes to mind or submarine shape. 😂😂😂

[@DonnaKatoArt]

Yes!

[@justsew3]

Not fair. I watched the live on tape and you are hiding something from me. So share please. Ty. Loved the live. And I will show up where ever you have a clay week.

[@DonnaKatoArt]

What am I hiding! Let me know, kid. Hugs, D!

[@addjewelry]

Are you wearing a coat? You’re making me cold.

[@DonnaKatoArt]

My studio is always cold! Yup coat, well fake down sweater…hugs, D