And the picture on the left brings me to ask a question, do you like thin or thick pendants? A lot of people think that because they are made of ceramics they are heavy. And they are not, but I've noticed at some shows that people really take a look at them and sometimes just ignore the thick ones. When I suggest they pick them up and feel how light they are it surprises them. I think both thickness give the pieces different looks. Thin is delicate maybe a softer look design on a necklace. Thicker is bulky, earthy maybe more of a casual simple necklace with leather cord or swede.
What would you prefer to use in your work? Do you have a preference? Leave me a comment please and let me know what you think.
11 comments:
i used to work with black clay and also had custom dark clay made from the don reitz recipe..i loved it with vitrified underglazes but not so much covered with a glaze.
i prefer thicker ceramic pendants from stoneware but thin porcelain is amazingly beautiful
Thank you for the tip. Will have to try it with underglazes, was mostly thinking of doing just glazes. I guess I will do maybe 2-3 pieces just to try it.
You are right thin porcelain is so pretty! Thanks for stopping by.
Cool clay!! I like the thin pendants. The thin one looks like half of an Oreo. ;) Which isn't a bad thing
Bella, you are planting a seed here with the word Oreo, all I can think of now is that cookie. Thank you for taking time to comment.
Beautiful! I love the textures Yoli. I work with delicate stuff, so I prefer the thin ones. :)
I did some stuff with black clay. I couldn't find a good glaze to use with it. It was hard to get anything smooth. Lots of bubbles. Let me know how yours turns out.
Thank you Jen and Cindy for stopping by. Uh oh Cindy, I hope I can get some good pieces at least.... if not I guess they'll be turned into molds and stamps....
I prefer my pendants to be thinner, mainly because it is easier to wire-wrap the holes. Although I like to make stoneware pendants a bit thicker than porcelain.
And you're right about people assuming ceramic jewelry is heavy. I spent all Sunday telling people to pick things up to see how light they were.
Those are going to be beautiful. I love the patterns on them!
Thank you Diana and Natalie! Oh Diana that's always a repetitive thing on shows, having to let them know they are light. I have my first two shows of the year next month... so I am excited and making stuff like crazy.
Awesome.....Need a new kiln so I can play with stoneware!!!
I prefer somewhat thinner...but some of mine always ends up being thicker and they are nice also. You are right though..most people assume they are heavy.
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