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Wahoo! CopprClay has just been released! I'm so excited about trying it out. As you probably guessed, CopprClay is a copper form of metal clay. One of the many things I like is that the copper is supposed to fire faster than the bronze does. I've heard that it's about a 2 hour firing time (depending on the thickness of the piece being fired), which is nice compaired to 8-9 hour firing time.

So tonight I ordered 400 grams of the CopprClay, and lots of wire for embedding. I've been playing around with the Photopolymer Plates lately and I've finally got a few crisp ones that work! I'm planning on making some illuminated Celtic letters, and I think the bronze and copper will be gorgeous with these. I also have some Pictish symbols to try out.

I've also been busy working on some things to go into my Etsy store. Here's a peek at a few upcoming pieces:


Epona: This is a Celtic knot pendant, that came from a vintage button mould. It features three horses and Celtic knots. I used a liver of sulfur patina to give it the black coloring. Epona is the name of the Celtic horse goddess popular in the Roman Empire (Surprise!). I thought the name was befitting for such a horse pendant.

When I was little, my mother had a rose ring that I always borrowed from her jewelry box and loved to dress up with. These lovely roses come from the a mould of that vintage ring, each one slightly different :)


You can see more sneeks of my upcoming Etsy items by clicking here!