Fighting Formatting

I'm happy with the basic blog look, but I can't seem to get my heading properly placed. It may be this way forever - LOL. I keep looking for gadgets to add - I'll find what I want eventually. In the meanwhile I did find two that I look at every day - the Astronomy Picture of the day and the National Graphics picture of the day. I love sharing these with other people - it's always good to get outside of your personal thoughts and concerns to look at the broader picture.

I'm looking forward to getting to the studio today. I fired some BronzClay yesterday and get to pull it out of the kiln this morning and see how it survived the fire. It's a bit unpredictable so it's rather fun to dig into the carbon and see how things look and how strong they are. I have to remember to bring my stones along with me also, since I should be able to get the settings carved out today also. Fun, fun, fun!!!!

Lentil Beads

So here I am, joining the blog ranks. So many people blogging, and I always have minimal time and don’t keep up with journals well. But I’m going to try and post regularly here to show the items I’ve worked on and the current projects that I’m running through.
To begin - I thought I’d put a picture of my most recent beads. These are made with BronzClay. I need to do a small and very minor repair on one of the beads at the hole where I got a small crack upon firing, but except for that - I’m actually pretty happy with them. I like the textures, the colors, and the fact that the colors actually stayed through the tumbling process. Many of the BC artists have stayed with the look as it comes from the kiln - rather rough in appearance and often very colorful. Although I enjoy the look, I tend to like a more finished and polished look for my pieces and throw them into the tumbler to get a higher polish on them.

Lentil Beads in BronzClay