Snow Day = Clay Day

Jenny — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 17:10:39 +0000

We had a blizzard here the past coupla days, so we hunkered down and stayed cozy and safe. I decided to play a bit more with my new extruder, and my brain is buzzing with possibilities. Unfortunately, I was so over-stimulated that I forgot to mind the clay oven, and I scorched a number of pieces. However, with some of them I don’t mind, and I’m going to “make it work” as Tim Gunn would say!

Actually, the top left pendant in the picture got a little toasty brown, so when it was cool I rubbed the entire thing with bronze rub-n-buff. It looks much more like ceramic, I think, now. The piece on the top right was glazed with 2 coats of TLS. I’m not crazy about how it turned out. You lose all of the detail. Oh well.

I really dig the ball beads, too. The one on the left is “naked”, and the one on the right is glazed with Future. I think I like the extruded clay unvarnished the best. This is a first for me, because usually I like things shiny and glossy!

This is my fav, though, so far. Reminds me of swirling waves. it has a diagonal hole for stringing. I’m calling it “Sea Swirls.” And while it doesn’t show up in this photo, there is a light brushing of interference blue Pearl-Ex on it. Yummy!

Metal Leaf, Alcohol Inks, and Polymer Clay

Jenny — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:53:43 +0000

Only 3 ingredients, but OH! What an outcome! My arty friend Jenna came with her daughter yesterday for a play date, and we couldn’t help ourselves in a little clay demo, too. The kids were rapidly decompensating, so we only had time to make a sheet of clay:

I took this photo without flash so you could see the shiny metal leaf glimmering through. After Jenna & Ally left, I made some cabs and pendant pieces. I’m always designing my next class! So here are some photos of my days’ play….

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Snow Day = Clay Day

Metal Leaf, Alcohol Inks, and Polymer Clay