Well, I finished the pendant but I don't like it very much. I filled the curved piece with scrap clay and baked it, then put another sheet of scrap clay on it and cut a channel for the cord. I baked that and then put a textured sheet on the back and baked again. Then I put a strip of clay around the edge, smoothed it into place, and baked it. I can sand the flat edge of the pendant but not where it touches the image. Too much risk of marring it.
I really like having the image curved rather than flat, but I'll have to find another way to display it.
To my eye, it needs a border, so I don't want to just make a lentil bead. Next time maybe I'll put another domed shape on a flat piece that is a bit larger than the image, and texture it so it won't need sanding.
It looks fine to me Cynthia... Quite nice actually....
ReplyDeleteI think it looks awesome! We are our own worst critics... If you are worried about marring it from sanding, you could paint a layer of liquid TLS on it and rebake, then sand lightly.
ReplyDeleteTLS is a good idea but I don't want a shiny surface. I sprayed it with a fixative and it makes the transfer look like a painting from one of the Old Masters. Hard to describe, but it just looks like an old oil painting.
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