Seed beads, pearls, a stone that I don't have a clue what is called and a hand made ceramic focal point.
All the beaded necklaces are strung on a thin, flexible wire.
I'm a fiber artist and I work with fabric, yarn, beads and clay.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Beaded Necklace
Seed beads, pearls, a stone that I don't have a clue what is called and a hand made ceramic focal point.
All the beaded necklaces are strung on a thin, flexible wire.
Beaded Necklace
A good friend gave me some cat's eye beads which I used in this necklace along with seed beads and pearls. The focal bead is hand made ceramic.
Beaded Necklace
I used red and green beads - but I don't remember what type of stone they are. I also used seed beads and the button is one of my hand made ceramic pieces.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Black Sheep
I bought some yarn that had been spun from the fleece of a black sheep. It's a beautiful, warm brown color. I tried to recreate that in this sculpture. I used a translucent glaze that I made myself and used both white and brown clay hoping that the differences in the clay would be apparent through the glaze. I tested the glaze in an electric kiln. This piece was fired in a gas kiln in oxidation. I didn't quite get what I wanted from the glaze, but I do like the overall sculpture.
Flashing
I've no idea how I came to have that red flash on this piece. I do know the piece was near one of the burners. The nice part is how well the flashing works with the carving I had done.
Some Disappointing Results
This piece has good news and bad news. I used a fiber clay, and I'm very disappointed with the cracking. That huge crack in the front wasn't there after the bisque firing. I'm thinking that perhaps I fired too fast. The good news is that I do love the way the piece came out. The arms sagged pretty much exactly as I hoped they would. The pockets are "real" in that I actually could insert a finger in the pocket. I like how the colors on the dress came out. I like the way fiber clay can be made very thin and that's how I did the ruffle on the bottom. I had great fun making the hair and greater fun adding the blue highlights.
Opening the Kiln
I did my first glaze firing in the manual gas kiln this weekend. I'm still learning how to work the manual gas kiln. Here are the results when I opened the kiln door this afternoon.
Turning a porcelain bead into a necklace
Here's my first attempt at turning a porcelain bead into a necklace. I learned lots doing this and the next one will be better.
Monday, April 06, 2009
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