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art clay silver setting with cobalt titanium drusy and traditional bezel
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Comment by Janet Alexander on April 15, 2011 at 1:23am -
Way cool! I bet that made your year! I've had the oil paste not work for me. What is your secret? I allowed it to dry for several days, and then fired it per the instructions, and it didn't work. I hate the warpage from firing all at one time. i even cut a hole in the top layer, but still get warpage.
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Comment by Lis-el Crowley on March 24, 2011 at 11:41pm -
By the way, this is my "celebrity" piece. The actor Joe Pantoliano purchased it from me along with another piece when I met him at a retreat center last year. It was very exciting for me.
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Comment by Lis-el Crowley on March 24, 2011 at 11:39pm
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Hi Janet,
I always cut a decorative hole behind where the stone is going. the piece does tend to dome a bit, but not too much.
I also do bezels by prefiring the base, then attaching the bezel using art clay oil paste and firing a second time. That method eliminates all warpage.
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Comment by Janet Alexander on March 23, 2011 at 9:21am
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It isn't warped like most metal clay that has a fine silver bezel in it. What is your secret?
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Comment by Lis-el Crowley on March 22, 2011 at 3:24pm
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Hi Janet. Thanks for the compliment. It's made with fine silver bezel wire which was embedded into the metal clay and fired in place. Then I brushed, polished and patina'd the piece before setting the stone.
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Comment by Janet Alexander on March 22, 2011 at 2:40pm
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Nice design! What did you use for the bezel?
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