Hello familiar and new folks! Gosh it's good to be back
reading this group, but better than that, it's GREAT to be back
to claying!!!!!
I won't bore you with all the gory details, but it was just this
past week that I was finally able to get back to my clay (and
stained glass).

I've got SO many zoomy ideas in my head, and thanks to a
friend, I've also got a huge dilemma- a freshly blown ostrich egg!
This rascal is HUGE, and I'm at a total loss as to what I want to
cover it with. Well, CLAY, naturally, but what color(s)? Pattern(s)?

Just emptying it and washing it out was an afternoon project! And
the shell is wonderfully thick, so it's easy to handle. The sheer size
of the thing is intimidating, though. }

I know I'm WAY out of the loop as to what techniques y'all have
been using, and what's the newest rage, so forgive me if I "discover"
something new to me, but old to y'all.

One thing I did this week was something I'd been wanting to try-
covering a dried rose with TLS and baking it. Yah, I'm a bit 'off' that
way......LOL
But the result wasn't all that bad! The biggest disappointment was
the darkening of the rose color, even lowering my baking temp to 250°.
I started out with a dried pale yellow rose, and the after-baking color
was like dark tea.
However, the sturdiness of the rose is quite appealing to me, so I'm
probably not finished playing with this.

I'm going to continue with the hunt for my version of a perfect opal
rendered in clay, and I do so want to make a decent leaf cane, among
other must-do's. P

I read all the posts my server had tonight, so I'm all caught up and
ready to talk about clay! But I'll probably come sneaking in here at night,
because I can tell I won't want to stop claying to post during the day. LOL

So, what would *you* do with an ostrich egg?!?!?!?

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^,,^ Miracle
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