tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101755558255659890.post3968674390934120800..comments2023-05-22T05:06:35.348-04:00Comments on Sweet Freedom Designs: More Art Clay Silver, and a Little VentingSweet Freedomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15174205709581795573noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101755558255659890.post-79561285730793503592008-06-29T14:08:00.000-04:002008-06-29T14:08:00.000-04:00Hi Nadine - thanks for your comments - I'm sorry y...Hi Nadine - thanks for your comments - I'm sorry your classes are too expensive there! At our shop, the classes are $65 USD, and that includes all materials. And the teacher rocks!<BR/><BR/>I'm wondering though, surely you must mean 2 mm for the thickness - not 2 cm? I've never had anything but that geranium leaf break, and none of my are over 2-3 mm thick!Sweet Freedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15174205709581795573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101755558255659890.post-22596912707774063102008-06-29T13:25:00.000-04:002008-06-29T13:25:00.000-04:00HiThe logging error happens with my partner as wel...Hi<BR/><BR/>The logging error happens with my partner as well, we ignore it and try logging in again and that usually works. But yeah, it's total crap because everything is in working condition.<BR/><BR/>I'd love to take a course in Silver Clay but it's really expensive in South Africa and the teachers are not so great. I taught myself and that works but I know I miss out on special techniques.<BR/><BR/>Anywho, your work is looking great. I'm busy designing a ring :-). I love leaf in silver, the result is amazing.<BR/><BR/>Brandi - the strength of the piece does depend on the thickness, it has to be a min of 2cm. Hope that helps.Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655719335965309422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101755558255659890.post-38135460613235453842008-05-03T18:18:00.000-04:002008-05-03T18:18:00.000-04:00Hi brandi!There was a girl in my intro class whose...Hi brandi!<BR/>There was a girl in my intro class whose piece kept breaking - she had chosen a palmetto tree, and it kept breaking where the trunk met the bushy part of the tree, and the teacher felt the clay was just too thin there when she rolled it out. She finally gave up and chose a new piece, and had no futher trouble.<BR/><BR/>When I took silver paste, my geranium leaf broke, and the teacher felt it was again due to the silver paste being a little too thin. I had done 2 leaves that class, and had gone way over my silver paste allotment on my gingko leaf, so I didn't have enough to devote to my geranium leaf, so we skimped on it, so this really seems to be the logical assumption. If you a firing at 1600 degrees for at least 8 minutes, or for at least 2 minutes in a torch, you are firing adequately, and I would be more prone to blame the thickness of your clay prior to firing, because this is what determines the final thickness of your silver.<BR/><BR/>Just my best guess, though. Good luck!Sweet Freedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15174205709581795573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101755558255659890.post-23164560350029656392008-05-03T14:18:00.000-04:002008-05-03T14:18:00.000-04:00I am working with art clay silver and have a quest...I am working with art clay silver and have a question.....I notice that the silver is weak and if pressure is applied the piece will break fairly easy. Is anyone having these problems? or am I just under firing the pieces?<BR/><BR/>thank you so much.brandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734120201925341462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101755558255659890.post-6501490596570093972008-03-25T19:28:00.000-04:002008-03-25T19:28:00.000-04:00Thank you so much! I love classes, but am still no...Thank you so much! I love classes, but am still not sure if I love Art Clay. I have a silver paste class in a couple of weeks - we'll be doing a leaf.<BR/>I'll have to check out your shop!<BR/>Thanks for stopping by!Sweet Freedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15174205709581795573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1101755558255659890.post-72272404555948139462008-03-24T21:38:00.000-04:002008-03-24T21:38:00.000-04:00your art clay pieces are looking fabulous!!! I am ...your art clay pieces are looking fabulous!!! I am hoping to get certified this spring (level 1 - woohoo) I love making pendants, rings, and toggles. I have some pieces on my etsy site you might like to check out just to take a lil lookie. http://karma711.etsy.com <BR/><BR/>i enjoy your blog and love that you take classes. good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06791217759418432415noreply@blogger.com