On leaving my job after 17 years, my lovely colleagues gave me some money 'to be spent on jewellery tools' and so I bought a kiln and I've been experimenting since it's arrival with textures from nature on bronze. These are not yet available for purchase but will be in to not too distant future. I'm always drawn to texture and colour around me and I've been making moulds from just about everything I can find! Even the cat's started to eye me up warily and not stay in one place too long!!
I've used silver clay many times in the past, but always torch fired it which was fine. Bronze clay, unless it's a very small piece, doesn't fire as successfully with a torch and not all of the pieces fired successfully in the kiln, but I think I have the measure of it now. #crossesfingersandtoes
These pieces were cast from pieces of wood and the ring was taken directly from a lump of lavarock and has an adjustable silver ring band.
So, in other news, yesterday was a bit of an emotional one! All mums out there will know that no matter how big your kids are etc etc.....
Yesterday I packed my very grown up son off on the train that would take him to London, then Heathrow, then Australia - where he's off travelling for 3 months. He's going to have a fabulous time and he'd better bring me a wallaby back or else......
Tomorrow we're off to our favourite place in all of UK - St. Ives. We went to St. Ives for our honeymoon so where else could we possibly go for our anniversary? Galleries, here we come!!
2 comments:
Happy Anniversay!
I admire your work very much. I have a great appreciation for people who are good with their hands and have a creative mind. I also envy people such as yourself who are good with their hands and have a creative turn of mind. :-) it's a wonderful gift!
Congratulations on your business. it's never easy to start up on your own, but the jewelry you make is gorgeous.
Have a wonderful Tuesday!
This collection, which marries the material with silver elements and designs is just amazing. Here only you can explore your creative ideas.
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