No pictures this time. I have left the copper clay alone for now due to the firing issues. A shame as i really like working with it, it produced some really nice pieces i thought. Just the fact it is sold as 'torch fireable' yet the instructions from the manufacturer say nothing about this, whereas their silver clay variant the instruction sheet does. Well if i'm able to get hold of a kiln then i will go back to it.
So i got some silver clay the other week, which i have used before so know it fires well using my current torch/gashob options.
So i re-did the 'squares' piece, and this time it worked without falling apart or needing rivets haha. Having used it before i know paste making with scraps and filedust is pretty easy, i think this helped the piece work this time. Although i havent plier tested the piece i have tried to 'twist' it in my hands and it didnt budge, all good :D. I have put a brushed finish to the piece, but this is purely an initial finish and i'm going to tumble it tomorrow and then brush the foreground squares to give depth, thank you to F from making jewellery for that one, and all their lovely comments to the picture i posted there *better pic to follow*.
Unfortunately, me being me, once this piece proved a success my head went off into overdrive, as it usually does *hey i am an artist afterall haha*. I have since had various ideas to produce a mini collection based around the 'imperfect squares'. Most of these i can do without problem using either my torch, gashob or a combination of both. However my idea for a bangle/cuff is so far proving difficult. I am limited to what i can fire purely by the tools i have to hand. I have neither the space nor the wallet to get a kiln yet, so i really need to find a balancing act between wallet and head full of ideas hahahaha.
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