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The monster bead. So - most of you that know me, know I make a particular kind of bead for the most part. Lentil. So this exercise for me was to create something that wasn't round, had two parts, and worked as one. I went back to my crackling style using a very neutral color as I was shooting for an old world kind of feel to it. I attached the two parts with 3 copper wires. Cheating, but I was going to electroform the connector "wires" anyway so I just eliminated a few steps. The bottom line is do I love the bead? No. If I were to do this over again, I would have just made the top bead a little longer (keeping the shape pretty much the same) and eliminated the bottom bead. The total length of this bead is 4"! It barely fit in the bath! I think that making only one bead 3" in length would have worked much better. I'm really enjoying creating the shapes that get electroformed as they have a very organic feel to them.
"front"
"back"
I've also taken a little time with the patinas. Those earring forms I blogged about on Monday have now been polished and sealed. How about you - are you a fan of the colored patinas or do you just prefer the liver of sulfer patina?
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4 comments:
That is one big bead, but I like it. I think you might be right though, slightly smaller might be better.
As far as the patina, I love those earrings both ways, they are just cool!
Thanks for your comment Kristi!
I think the big bead turned out fantastic Janice! I know what you mean about making something and then knowing what you would do different next time. It is part of the process of creation. If we did things exactly the way we wanted to the first time, every time... we would lose the deep sense of satisfaction when we finally 'nailed it' and came up with our final design.
It is fun to see you step aside from the crackled lentil bead for a bit. You've got that perfected now and will always be part of your voice. But seeing some new forms from you is exciting. Like seeing an artist being re-born. Very inspiring!
Thanks for your comments Cindy - I tend to dive into things and obsess for a while! I'm not sure if I'm on a sabbatical from lentils or not but I'm just enjoying the change! We'll see where it all ends up. How's that for a business plan?
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