Perhaps I shouldn't even admit when I do these things, but thought maybe someone would have some helpful advice for me... (like "maybe you should stick to soldering glass") I bought some Art Clay Copper....
...shaped it into many doo-dads, mostly bails (bales?) for the tops of pendants...
..fired it in my kiln...
...quenched it in water and then pickled it....
...admired my pile of crappy copper doo-dads...
..polished a few and got some of the black and red crust off....OK - I like the copper leaf.
Obviously I am doing something wrong. Any suggestions?
Obviously I am doing something wrong. Any suggestions?
9 comments:
Wow! Love the concept... I'm no help but I sure hope you master it. I "need" some of these! LOL
we think your just brave for trying it :)
I actually like the rustic nature of the pieces. Looks great to me!
No help here, but it looks like fun!
I admit, it was fun. Time flew while I was playing with the clay. I felt like I was in Oklahoma (red clay). If I can get the hang of it, it would be a fun workshop....
i love them all. pretty, pretty they are.
You know you could have said, "I've been experimenting with some copper clay I just ordered. I'm loving the rustic results I'm getting" and we would have all been wowed. Well, I was wowed even with what you thought was a mistake!
Hey Rachel, I was with you until you said you were doing something wrong - like what? The black and red crust?
OK - I put the pieces back in the pickle and left them overnight. "That will show them." says I.
They look much better now - I'll make something and post about it!
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