Hey everyone,
I was going through some of my pictures of projects and realized that there were a couple that I never posted back in May. Figured I would post them over the next few days. Here is the first one. I made this intending it to be my new business card holder, then discovered that because of the rounded corners, it wouldn't fit business cards. Oh well, I am sure I can find something to do with it. This is a covered altoid tin, first time I made one. The clay I used was Premo black. I then brushed on pearl ex powder pigments in different colors and got this nice sort of raku effect. I really love the colors. Hope you all like it.
Thanks for visiting my corner of the web!!!
Sharon
Thursday, September 12, 2013
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Hey all,
I made another bowl. This one is going into my bedroom next to my bed. I use those hair squiggies, (not sure what other people call em, but like rubber bands with cloth over them), and they keep dropping on the floor. It's driving me nuts looking for them. So I decided I needed to make another bowl to hold them all. My bedroom is done in dark brown, silver, and a moss green. I didn't want to make the bowl in a color that I couldn't keep if I changed the accent color, so I decided to stick with shades of brown. Unfortunately, the only brown I had was in Sculpey III. I didn't even have any colors I could mix to make brown with Premo. So I threw caution to the winds and started making canes with the Sculpey III. It was definitely harder to make canes with than Premo. All of the canes sort of morphed and became abstract designs. I actually like them, but they totally don't look the way I had originally planned them to. I tried a slightly different technique this time applying the clay to the bowl. It actually worked much better and there was alot less fixing that I had to do. I still need to figure out a way to smooth the inside without destroying the design. Not sure how to do that yet, but I am working on it. Anyways, I used five colors, one of which was white. The other four are various shades of brown. I used a skinner blend in several places, stacked some sheets for the alternate colors, and just generally messed with things till I was satisfied. I had alot of fun making this one, and I hope you all like it.
Thanks for visiting my corner of the web!!
Sharon
I made another bowl. This one is going into my bedroom next to my bed. I use those hair squiggies, (not sure what other people call em, but like rubber bands with cloth over them), and they keep dropping on the floor. It's driving me nuts looking for them. So I decided I needed to make another bowl to hold them all. My bedroom is done in dark brown, silver, and a moss green. I didn't want to make the bowl in a color that I couldn't keep if I changed the accent color, so I decided to stick with shades of brown. Unfortunately, the only brown I had was in Sculpey III. I didn't even have any colors I could mix to make brown with Premo. So I threw caution to the winds and started making canes with the Sculpey III. It was definitely harder to make canes with than Premo. All of the canes sort of morphed and became abstract designs. I actually like them, but they totally don't look the way I had originally planned them to. I tried a slightly different technique this time applying the clay to the bowl. It actually worked much better and there was alot less fixing that I had to do. I still need to figure out a way to smooth the inside without destroying the design. Not sure how to do that yet, but I am working on it. Anyways, I used five colors, one of which was white. The other four are various shades of brown. I used a skinner blend in several places, stacked some sheets for the alternate colors, and just generally messed with things till I was satisfied. I had alot of fun making this one, and I hope you all like it.
Thanks for visiting my corner of the web!!
Sharon
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