Colorado Art Studio » ceramic sculpture http://coloradoartstudio.com Handmade Pottery and Ceramic Jewelry by Cynthia Guajardo Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:57:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 New Jewelry & Inspiration http://coloradoartstudio.com/2008/02/04/new-jewelry-inspiration/ http://coloradoartstudio.com/2008/02/04/new-jewelry-inspiration/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:49:00 +0000 Cynthia http://coloradoartstudio.com/blog/?p=351 Read The Rest →]]>

New Porcelain Necklace with Sterling Chain now available in my Etsy Shop.

I have worn the prototype of this necklace for about the last 6 months now, and get a ton of compliments and requests for duplication. I have a problem though, I have a high amount of breakage during the making and firing of the piece since it’s so delicate. Anyway, 2 survived my last firing and I may have figured out the secret to making these successfully.
The original necklace was inspired by this sculpture that I made in college my last semester. I love the organic shape and have been meaning to do more work in this direction but wince when I recall the cracking and baby sitting of this piece during the drying process. I never did glaze it, because I couldn’t decide how to do so – but have some ideas now. I just need to do a little sanding and will most likely glaze it the next time I fire to ^6. I don’t know about any of you other ceramic people out there, but glazing doesn’t come easy for me. Sometimes I need to think about it a few weeks – sometimes years.

Meanwhile, I’m recovering from a nasty cold that struck the state of Colorado and am feeling much better today. I am also not scheduled to sub this week and will most likely turn down all offers. I really want to spend some QT in the garagio this week. Because of my teaching affiliation with Anderson Ranch Arts Center this coming summer, I received an invitation to submit work for possible inclusion in a fall show at their gallery. I need to get cracking – the deadline for application is fast approaching and I’d really like to submit something new.

Have a good week everyone,

~Cynthia

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