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Showing posts with label ceramic jewelry components. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ceramic jewelry components. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 2, 2014
AJE Component of the Month - June Reveal
Monday, June 2, 2014
June Component of the Month and Giveaway!
For well over a year now I've been on the receiving end of the Component of the Month giveaways. However, two months ago I began making my own ceramic jewelry components so I am pleased and excited to be this June's Component of the Month host!
I'll be giving away items from this grouping of garden themed ceramic components.
The Giveaway
If
you’d like to join in with the AJE team Component of the Month Challenge and receive a (randomly chosen by me) ceramic component to use
in one of your designs, it’s simple:
***If you don't get chosen but still want to play along, you can purchase some ceramic components in my Linda Landig Jewelry etsy store! I am having a ceramic component shop update today, Monday June 2nd***
I'll be giving away items from this grouping of garden themed ceramic components.
The Giveaway
Agree to the points below and comment on this post and 3 lucky winners will have a garden themed component sent out to them.
- I will give away 1 component to each of 3 winners selected randomly from those who leave comments below this post. The design sent will be a surprise for the winners.
- Please include your EMAIL address in your comment so that I can contact you ASAP should you win.
- Please - only leave a comment if you can commit to creating a finished piece and blogging about it within the time given.
- The names of the three winners will be announced on Sunday June 8th 2014
- This giveaway is open to US, Canadian, UK and European countries, but please be aware that Canadian & European addresses will have longer postage times (sometimes up to 3 weeks)
The blog reveal will take place on Monday, June 30, 2014
Good Luck!***If you don't get chosen but still want to play along, you can purchase some ceramic components in my Linda Landig Jewelry etsy store! I am having a ceramic component shop update today, Monday June 2nd***
Linda
Friday, May 23, 2014
More Clay Play
In my last post I mentioned that I was starting to work with kiln fired clay. But I didn't have time to share the details, because I had already promised a polymer clay update.
Well now, here's the scoop on my ceramic adventures thus far. I have been designing jewelry with artisan ceramic components for many years now. During that time I accumulated a large hoard of ceramic pieces from 20 or so of my favorite artists. That's how I originally came to know AJE team members Karen Totten and Diana Ptaszynski.
About 2 years ago, I started wanting to be able to make my own ceramic pieces. I was so in love with the treasures that others were making that I just had to try it too. I tried to ignore this urge. You know how it is...I already have more creative hobby stuff than any sane person should own. But alas, I finally gave into the temptation.
Marion Pollmann of Fine Clay Art took me under her wing and has been generously sharing her skill, knowledge and talent with me. Marion and I have done art shows together and I have always admired her work.
I have completed two batches of ceramics so far and am ready to bisque fire the third. I've worked with different clay bodies each time, so I can get a feel for the different possibilities.
I started with the porcelain mix you see above. In the picture below they are stained and glazed, but not yet fired the final time. The ones that appear white, actually have a clear glaze that becomes transparent when fired.
Here are the final results of the first batch. To say I was thrilled is a big understatement. The pieces turned out quite nicely, but the main thing for me is that this is a dream come true. That's why I feel so much enthusiasm and the gratitude.
I love the green pendant on the top right, but it has a tiny crack in it, so I will make a necklace for myself with it, rather than offering it for sale. A few of the other pieces have sold and a few are being saved for the June AJE Component of the Month Giveaway & Blog Hop.
The next batch of components was made with stoneware. It is so different to work with than the porcelain mix. Here are some of the stoneware pieces (with the exception of the blue flower at the bottom). These have been stained but not yet glazed.
Marion's glaze bottles stand ready for use.
Stoneware glazed and ready for the second firing.
And here is how the second batch came out. I think the rustic stoneware looks especially nice with the imprints of the leaves and ferns.
On Wednesday I used a red clay that I just loved working with! I don't know yet how it will look when it is done, but it felt really good in my hands, (yes, I'm a very tactile person!). I think the joy is pretty evident on my face.
On Monday, June 2nd I will be posting the pictures for the June Component of the Month Giveaway. Be sure to check back then to get your name entered for a free ceramic component for our blog hop.
Well now, here's the scoop on my ceramic adventures thus far. I have been designing jewelry with artisan ceramic components for many years now. During that time I accumulated a large hoard of ceramic pieces from 20 or so of my favorite artists. That's how I originally came to know AJE team members Karen Totten and Diana Ptaszynski.
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| This is just a teeny-tiny peek at my ceramics collection. |
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| One of Marion's popular house number plaques. |
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| Marion and I work companionably together, chatting and each glazing her own pieces. |
On Wednesday I used a red clay that I just loved working with! I don't know yet how it will look when it is done, but it felt really good in my hands, (yes, I'm a very tactile person!). I think the joy is pretty evident on my face.
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