I've had the bronze in an unopened package since it had first been introduced (has it been two years now?!). It took me until this summer to finally be able to really work with the bronze and copper clays after recovering from surgery. So I think it's an age issue.
I also recently fired a few new pieces in Hadar's clays. I'm working on getting a bunch of stuff done for Valentine's Day and I just love these rose tubes for a romance theme! They're a lot of fun to make, but I did have a goof and when I fired the bead it split its pants...I mean seam! I thought I had it covered and sealed well at the time, I couldn't notice it before. Now I know to be more careful. I'm still trying to get the hang of these clays!
It's picture time! There are more pictures on my Flikr gallery of test pieces and different angles if you're interested. You can find the link to my gallery on the bottom right of my blog.
Bronze Clay - Paisley Flower Teardrops:
Pre-firing pictures of my rose tube:
Annddd after.....
Copper & Bronze Rose Tube Bead, White CZ.
It's sitting on top of my buffing wheel to hold it up.
On Monday Nick and I went for our second trimester ultrasound and found our we're having a baby boy. You can see his legs crossed above himself, it was funny watching him kick me the whole time! Caught in action! He has been quite a ham every time we go for the ultrasound.
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