Work in progress

**Coco** · 25-07-2009, 01:42 PM

Originally Posted by MuranoSilver

Thanks all

Coco it's currently 6.5cms high (inc bezel) and 4.5wide but as it's SilverClay it will shrink with firing.
Nic x

Well it could never be too big

**Solunar Silver Studio** · 25-07-2009, 04:02 PM

Good Heavens! What a whopper!! I can't bear to think how much clay is in that! It certainly puts my tiddlers to shame!

Barbara

**MuranoSilver** · 25-07-2009, 10:17 PM

I just weighed the pendant on my jewellery scales - it's currently 23.4g!
Tonights post is a little later as I've been busy working on the pendant....
Here's the front with the carving all finished and the back on the bezel setting.

and here's the back with a little "surprise" - can't see a bail?
That's because those little holes are where the brooch pin will go!

And here's the trial fit for the brooch pin...

You can also see the back detail a little more clearly and my makers stamp.

I tried really had to come up with a bail that wasn't clunky but didn't like any of them -
so now it's a brooch BUT I will be making a slider bail to fit over the brooch pin

Next I need to build up some PMC over the pin fittings and then the PMC part is done (except for the firing!)

Nicola x

**Di Sandland** · 25-07-2009, 10:24 PM

Beautiful - watching with bated breath...

Di x

**The Bijou Dragon** · 25-07-2009, 11:04 PM

Oooooohhhh!! I get so excited when I see a new post on this thread! Can't wait to see the finished item.

**julie** · 26-07-2009, 07:56 AM

It's Beautiful .. the finish on the back very tidy,an all round lovely piece when the colour in "WOW"

**MuranoSilver** · 27-07-2009, 04:53 PM

Today we have two days work in one post (I was teaching yesterday so although I slipped my piece in with the students work I didn't get time to do photos)....
Firstly my ARRRGH moment - this was the result of the first firing...

The crack was actually the better of the two outcomes of having made the bezel a bit too snug....
Luckily for me I always double anneal pieces that are being made with a solid bezel back so the glass didn't break, the silver did.
I made up some lavender paste & went to bed....
Some lavender paste and a second firing later -

and here's the back (notice I've built up the embedded brooch parts to add strength)

Okay I realise straight out of the kiln silver clay isn't very exciting (even with sparkly Dichroic)
So here's a picture of the back all polished up & oxidised to show the detail.....

It's got to be a separate post anyway (I've used up the pics per post limit)
so would you like to see the front???

Nic xx

**The Bijou Dragon** · 27-07-2009, 04:59 PM

No... no wait... I mean the other one... yes!!!

YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!

Please !

**AlexandraBuckle** · 27-07-2009, 05:03 PM

He he he! Lol. Yes pleasy!

**MuranoSilver** · 27-07-2009, 05:05 PM

And as if by magic.....

I now can't decide what to do - I could just oxidise the cells
or stick with my original plan and use cold enamels (resins).

Which I guess would be more fun as you could see the colours go in
section by section.....
Any thoughts??
Nic x