How great to see my work included in Metal III - from Chains to Forged
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Fast Fire Bronzclay class coming up.....
Fast Fire Bronzclay is great. It shrinks very little - 10% - unlike the original at 20%, fires in a shorter period of time inside the kiln. Best of all, it does not warp! There is one issue with the clay...when cz's or other stones are embedded in the fresh clay, the stones (which usually are fine with the firing) come out of the kiln with a cloudy film. I've learned to embed any stones in original first, attach it to the unfired Fast Fire, then when fired together the stones look fine.
Fast Fire does not acquire the multi-colored kiln patina. Out of the kiln it has a darkish coating which needs to be scrubbed away with a steel brush, soap & water. A beautiful golden color shines as the end result. Unless you prefer to add color. You can use Liver of Sulfur solution, Gilders Paste, or alcohol ink. I've used all three and like them all. Once colored or left golden, an acrylic coating should be used to keep the bronze from tarnishing...which is really more of an "oranging"...it can get an orangey cast over time. The pendant in the photo has no color added. The earrings have some Pitch Black Adirondack Alcohol Ink coloring.
The class will be held at the Bead Parlor, downtown Bloomington, 318 N. Main, on February 11th, 1:30pm, usually lasts a couple of hours. Please contact Jeff, the Bead Dude, at http://www.thebeadparlor.com/
The Garlic Press in Uptown Normal continues to carry my work, and some new pieces were taken in last week...!
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