I bought several packages of CopprClay and BronzClay back in the beginning of this year. I had just received my new Paragon Kiln and was SOO excited to try the new medium of metal clay. Copprclay was a complete wreck. I could NOT get my pieces to sinter properly in the kiln and 90% of them just crumbled or broke when I took them out of the kiln. I tried a bunch of things, tweaking my firing schedule, pre-cooking them in my bead kiln to burn off the binder, drying them for days before kilning them...nothing worked. So when it came time to order more clay this week, I'm trying Art Clay copper this time. I hear good things about it, and I don't have to kiln it in a container of carbon like CopprClay, so it should be a lot less messy! While I was shopping, I found new BronzClay quick-fire..which has a shorter kiln time than the BronzClay I'm using now, and supposedly has a richer color. So this weekend is my "use up all the clay you have in stock" weekend so I don't have 2 brands of clay laying around to get mixed up. Here are pics of the first round of creations straight out of the kiln.
I got some really nice colors on this face pendant. They're kinda hard to pick up on my camera...lots of subtle blues and greens.
Hope to get at least one or two more kiln firings in this weekend which should use up the last of my BronzClay.
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