An Easy addition this time. Forming the white shapes and wrapping them in the darker color I now have the top of my lighthouse. Tricky, but do-able. For this portion I really had to do some thinking. I put it together in sections. Then wrapped the whole thing in the darker color to outline it. Here I added the small middle section and then the larger piece with the windows. The windows were created as one cane and then reduced down into smaller pieces. This portion was done by rolling out slabs of red clay then cutting in the windows when needed. When I had it tall enough, I trimmed the sides and outlined in black. You can kind of see what I did here. I also created this white section by layering slabs of white and then cutting in the window. It fits nicely over the vestibule. Thank goodness. And finally I cut the corner off where the hedges will go. Here you can see I have placed all the sections together and begun to add the background/ sky. You can see the sand and sea grass was added in small sections. I wanted a random placement. The cane is complete in this picture. It's very lumpy and dirty at this point. You can see the basic design but the proof is always in the reducing. At this point the cane needs to rest and cool. The outside pieces I have just worked are softer and will reduce at a faster rate If I begin now. Alas, I cannot wait! I have reduced the cane without waiting. This is a slice from the cane. This slice is about 2" square. Not bad, if I do say so myself. There is always a risk when doing a cane this size. The light house does want to tilt but I am able to adjust it as I go. My first beads! These are some 15mm beads. The hard part is over! Now on to the bead makin'!