Bronzclay Before Firing

Here is another pile of beads before going into the kiln- I just love how nice and clean they look before firing them, lol. Although these close-ups show that I need more sanding on some parts...Hope to have more pics tomorrow of the finished product.

Here is a closer look at some of the larger pieces.

Bronzclay Hollow Formed Pendant on Etsy

I just listed this pendant on Etsy. The patina on this piece is gorgeous!
Since it's hollow formed, there are two different sides- like getting two for the price of one ;)

Hayley and Helen's Beads

Here are Hayley and Helen's beads from last week's Bronzclay playdate. Hope you ladies like them!

Bronzclay Beads After Firing

Here is the group of my hollow formed beads after firing.

Had a little bit of buckling, not sure how this is to be avoided since the beads shrink so much. I'm very pleased overall, this is a style I want to revisit.

Here is the pile of beads all together.

And one of my favorite colors in bronzclay..goooold, so rich and pretty looking.

Bronzclay Hollow Formed Bead Before and After

Before firing...ah, so clean and pristine.

After firing...so pretty and colorful.

Pile of Bronzclay Beads Before Firing

Here is a pile of Bronzclay beads before firing. Some of them are from a get together with fellow Lampwork artists, sisters Hayley and Helen, Sheryll, Sadie and Carol in the SF Bay Area.

Some of the others are ones I've been feverishly working on for the past two days. My hope is that most will sell on Etsy. There is probably more than 300 grams worth of beads in this picture.

Bronzclay Hollow Formed Beads

While some of my Bronzclay beads are cooking in the kiln, I thought I'd show some of my hollow-formed beads that's taken 2 days to complete- this is partly due to having a 6 month old and having to make these in steps.


There's probably a way to cut my time down, I'll have to experiment, I guess. Celie Fago I'm not, but I'm pretty proud of them.


They would've gone into the kiln with the others, except for the fact I would have been up til midnight waiting for the cycle to run its course before I could cool my kiln and take out the firing pan. This batch is for tomorrow morning since the firing will take approx. 10 hours to complete.