I love the oxidation on these pieces, they are straight out of the kiln. I wonder what makes these lovely colors, and whether there was a way to control them and keep them. These are bronze, and they have been polished up already. This peace sign is one of my favorite pieces, but the bail was a complete fail. I'll post about that later.
It is still so strange to me how some have a rainbow patina from oxidation, some are almost black, and some are bright golden. At first I had a hard time getting the bronze cleaned down to look even, but found that a nice steel brush works best to clean, then a good two hour tumble produces a gorgeous shine. This cleans the metal well so you can apply an even patina with chemicals if desired. I'll post some pics of these brushed and tumbled, but for now I am away from my house, and that is where my camera is located. :(
This wax seal letter was an order for a friend. It was polished as well. The peace sign will not be sold because the bail although completely strong came out ugly and messy. So it is my every day necklace for now. I have a similar piece at home that I am dying to fire, but we had a bit of snow here and roads are out, they have been out for days. Amazing how three or four inches of snow can completely cripple us here in the South, where a real snow only happens once every three or four years. We are quite ill prepared. Long story short, we came to my sis-in-law's house where we would be sure to have power, heat, and access to food and water. I am out of my element and feeling quite strange.
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