PMC Firsts:
The Good, I know where I went wrong.
The Bad, Of course I'm not completely happy,
The Ugly, Well, I've seen worse. But I know I can do better.
These are the first pieces I've made with Precious Metal Silver Clay and fired in the kiln. I have worked with PMC before, but in a different way....and I torch fired the pieces.
This time, I sculpted by hand, and carved and textured while the clay was still pliable. I then fired them in the kiln. Which, btw, I love that thing more every time I use it.
I'm not sure the perfectionist in me will allow me to use these pieces for anything. I think I may make them into little charms for the girls. But, I will be using both of these designs again.
Here is what's coming up next:
Prototype in Polymer clay.
Hand sculpted in PMC and allowed to dry over night.
I'm going to try a different approach with this piece. I'm going to try dry carving it and refining the design. We shall see! Hopefully I'll get a chance to finish it up tonight and will fire it tomorrow.
Right now it's taxes.....
You'd better use them with how expensive silver is!
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean when you say you aren't sure you'd use those pieces, I personally think they are fine...but I get like that about things I make too. I have quite a few things in PMC that I didn't like the finish of and so they sit by the wayside for now. I can't wait to see what the finish of the Seahorse will be :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments ladies! You know how it is, we can always see our mistakes magnified!
ReplyDeleteI love your seahorse on your ring! amazing!! metal cray in in my *someday* list.
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