{"id":5435,"date":"2012-09-13T22:46:03","date_gmt":"2012-09-14T06:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/?p=5435"},"modified":"2023-02-22T14:36:27","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T22:36:27","slug":"which-is-the-gold-ring-brilliant-bronze-follow-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/13\/which-is-the-gold-ring-brilliant-bronze-follow-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is the Gold Ring? &#8211; Brilliant Bronze Follow-Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most of you referred to this photo only:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5436\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-2-rings-22.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-2-rings-22-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"Two rings\" title=\"Two rings\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5436\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-2-rings-22-300x177.jpg 300w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-2-rings-22.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The ring on the left is Brilliant Bronze. The other is my gold wedding ring.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5437\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-2-rings-12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-2-rings-12-300x266.jpg\" alt=\"Two rings together\" title=\"Two rings together\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5437\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-2-rings-12-300x266.jpg 300w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-2-rings-12.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this second photo, the top ring is Brilliant Bronze. The other is my husband&#8217;s gold wedding ring.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some more samples:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5452\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Cracks.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Cracks-300x256.jpg\" alt=\"Cracks\" title=\"Cracks\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5452\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Cracks-300x256.jpg 300w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Cracks.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The stone is natural sapphire, fired in place.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5448\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Cracks-ring1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Cracks-ring1-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"Cracks ring\" title=\"Cracks ring\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5448\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Cracks-ring1-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Cracks-ring1.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The texture is the &#8220;egg shell&#8221;. You can find the instructions for this texture in my book: <a href=\"http:\/\/store.artinsilver.com\/cobhaofmeclt.html\"><em>The Handbook of Metal Clay: Textures and Forms<\/a>,<\/em> second edition, p. 77.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5449\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Holes-ring1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Holes-ring1-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Holes ring\" title=\"Holes ring\" width=\"300\" height=\"195\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5449\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Holes-ring1-300x195.jpg 300w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Holes-ring1.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Both rings are photographed next to my wedding ring, which is 24K gold.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5441\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Miro.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Miro-269x300.jpg\" alt=\"Miro\" title=\"Miro\" width=\"269\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5441\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Miro-269x300.jpg 269w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Miro.jpg 504w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 269px) 100vw, 269px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This one is my Mir\u00f3 piece. You can find the project in the book mentioned above,  p. 53.<\/p>\n<p>I photographed it again in daylight next to my ring, since I could not avoid the glare in my light tent. That&#8217;s why the background is blue.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5442\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Miro-and-ring.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Miro-and-ring-300x229.jpg\" alt=\"Miro and ring\" title=\"Miro and ring\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5442\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Miro-and-ring-300x229.jpg 300w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Miro-and-ring.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5440\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-copper-bronze-earrings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-copper-bronze-earrings-284x300.jpg\" alt=\"Copper bronze earrings\" title=\"Copper bronze earrings\" width=\"284\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5440\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-copper-bronze-earrings-284x300.jpg 284w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-copper-bronze-earrings.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is Brilliant Bronze in combination with copper. The contrast between copper and gold color is stunning.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is no contrast more amazing than gold and black. Here is my <em>pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance:<\/em> two hollow forms, one steel, one Brilliant Bronze.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"frame-outer  aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5443\"><span><span><span><span><a href=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Rocks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Rocks-253x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks\" title=\"Rocks\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-5443\" srcset=\"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Rocks-253x300.jpg 253w, http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/t-Rocks.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Brilliant Bronze will be released early next week with instructions. In general, it fires exactly like regular Quick-fire bronze, and can be combined with other metals in the same manner.<\/p>\n<p>Because of the difference between kilns, I suggest that you make a test piece first and fire it at mid-fire schedule. If the piece gets blistered or textured, drop the temperature gradually by 5-10 F. This decrease in temperature will not affect the neither the sintering of copper, nor that of steel, if it is used in small amounts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of you referred to this photo only: The ring on the left is Brilliant Bronze. The other is my gold wedding ring. In this second photo, the top ring is Brilliant Bronze. The other is my husband&#8217;s gold wedding ring. Here are some more samples: The stone is natural sapphire, fired in place. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5435"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5435"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5435\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9416,"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5435\/revisions\/9416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}