Here are some of the copper clay pieces I made in class and on vacation. I played with two kinds of clay
Art Clay Copper and
CopprClay, I hated the Art Clay Copper it was sticky and stretchy, there is a place for it I hope but for now I am going to stay with the CopprClay. It takes a longer firing time and you have to use the little pot and coconut carbon firing media to stop oxidation but the ease of use is worth the extra trouble. I am thrilled with my results and can't wait to play with it again but am going to wait until all my pieces are fired.
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These are the copper after being fired and tumbled for an hour.
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If I tumbled them longer they would be shiny copper but I didn't want that.
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| These have been fired but not tumbled yet, the little black fibers you see are the coconut carbon they were fired in. |
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| Here are some pieces that have not been fired yet. |
Those are awesome. I would love to play with copper clay. Do you have a recomendation for a good source for the clay.
ReplyDeleteNeat! Those look like fun!
ReplyDeleteYou won't find a better price on the slow fire copper than here http://www.delphiglass.com/metal-clay/bronze-copper-metal-clay/copprclay-200-gm I would suggest the firing box from Whole lotta wimsey here http://www.wholelottawhimsy.com/wo/content/shopping/catalog?s=4945937&c=139 I have a tiny kiln so I had to get the smallest box.
ReplyDeleteWow! I love your copper! I've been wanting to use the copper clay but haven't started yet.
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