A few months ago, I joined a jewelry making class. It was probably the best decision I made in 2011. We have two months of classes left and I already get sad in the thought of it ending. We mostly work on the lost wax technique and metals.
After attaching the pin back, I used Liver of Sulfur to darken the "veins" of the bark and give it a burnt look. The piece was fired unevenly so the patina would produce different tones kind of like real fire would. There is a particularly interesting area under the pin back where the wax got thinner and created a distinct pattern -as shown in the last photo.
I am very pleased by the result, especially since it was my first wax model ever. :)
This is the first item I made about 5 months ago. The model was made in red dental wax, and then it was cast in Sterling. The object was to mimic a piece of a tree's bark, dried and broken in places. I created the texture with some tick abrasive paper and then folded and cut out pieces of the wax to give it a realistic look.
After attaching the pin back, I used Liver of Sulfur to darken the "veins" of the bark and give it a burnt look. The piece was fired unevenly so the patina would produce different tones kind of like real fire would. There is a particularly interesting area under the pin back where the wax got thinner and created a distinct pattern -as shown in the last photo.
I am very pleased by the result, especially since it was my first wax model ever. :)
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