My first bronze pieces!
I have wanted to try the new bronze clays ever since I first heard about them and finally, after months of procrastination, I tried the new Prometheus Bronze Clay! I have to say, for my first time using the bronze and hearing that it is sometimes hit and miss on getting it to fully sinter, I couldn't be more pleased. I fired these in two different batches, just in case the first batch didn't turn out- but both batches sintered well and I am happy with the results-I found the consistancy of the clay to be a little different than the PMC I normally work with, not as sticky, and fairly easy to work with. The drying time seemed much longer (maybe because I was so anxious!). The clay in the dry stage seemed harder to sand and file (maybe more dense).
Now, off to create more!
So very pretty! You are so lucky about your first firing going off without a hitch, the first time I fired the bronzclay I had a bunch of pieces crack. Some of them were totally unusable but some of them actually looked really neat with the cracks so I used them anyway - and the patina that they came out of the kiln with was so beautiful!
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