{"id":5792,"date":"2012-11-11T18:47:42","date_gmt":"2012-11-12T02:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/?p=5792"},"modified":"2023-02-22T14:36:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T22:36:26","slug":"now-available-traditional-flex-brilliant-bronze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/11\/now-available-traditional-flex-brilliant-bronze\/","title":{"rendered":"Now Available: Traditional (Flex) Brilliant Bronze"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Traditional<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Traditional<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

So far, Hadar’s Clay\u2122 Traditional (Flex) clays were available in copper<\/a>, bronze<\/a>, steel<\/a>, and Rose Bronze<\/a>. Now, Traditional (Flex) Brilliant Bronze<\/a> (in gold color) is available as well.<\/p>\n

For those of you who are new to the blog or to the world of metal clay, Traditional (Flex) clay is clay that stays flexible after it has been dried and allows us to weave, braid, knot, fold, and sometimes even knit and crochet. After the powder clay has been mixed with water, it needs to be mixed with glycerin. Full instructions can be found in my book, The Handbook of Metal Clay: Textures and Forms,<\/em> 2nd edition<\/a>. The third part of that book is dedicated to flexible clay, including preparation and projects.<\/p>\n

You can also watch a video clip about Traditional (Flex) clay<\/a> on YouTube.<\/p>\n

\"Rubber<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The project for the earrings above, made in Traditional (Flex) Brilliant Bronze, is on p. 106 of my book, The Handbook of Metal Clay: Textures and Forms,<\/em> 2nd edition<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here is a project for the earrings pictured below. Those of you who are familiar with flexible clay may want to read through, since it contains new tips.<\/p>\n

\"Doodle\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Roll a layer of Traditional (Flex) Brilliant Bronze, 4 cards thick. Out of the layer cut 2 strips, about 3 mm wide. Wrap them around a mascara or lipstick container, seal the joints, and dry. These will be the “frames.”\n

    Important note:<\/strong> Steps 1-3 can be done with Traditional (Flex) Brilliant Bronze without mixing it with glycerin, since no flexibility is required here. However, they cannot be done with (non-flexible) Brilliant Bronze, since its shrinkage rate is lower.<\/em><\/li>\n

    \"Wrap<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

  2. Remove the frames from the container. Roll another layer of Traditional (Flex) Brilliant Bronze, 4 cards thick, wet it, and lay the frame on top of it with slight pressure.<\/li>\n

    \"Lay<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

  3. Cut the excess clay around the frames, and dry. Now you have 2 open “boxes.”<\/li>\n

    \"Two<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

  4. For this step, use the clay after it has been mixed with glycerin. Roll another 2 strips, 2 cards thick, about 5″ long. Let them dry in the air or in a dehydrator.<\/li>\n

    \"2<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Tip:<\/strong> After the strips have dried, cool them for 10 minutes in the refrigerator. Before moving on to the next steps, release hard knots from the strips by following this procedure: Hold the end section of the strip between the thumbs and forefingers of both hands (left and right thumb touching, left and right forefinger touching), and wiggle\/roll gently to release knots in that section. Then move along the length to the next section and repeat the process. Continue all along the strip.<\/em><\/p>\n

  5. Attach one end of the strip to the inside of the frame, using paste. When drying, try to keep the rest of the strip away from the heat.<\/li>\n

    Tip:<\/strong> With flexible clay always use paste, and avoid using water! Water may cause the dry clay to disintegrate.<\/em><\/p>\n

    \"Attach<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

  6. Start scrolling the strip inside the box.<\/li>\n

    \"Scroll<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

  7. Continue until the entire length of the strip is contained in the box.<\/li>\n

    \"Entire<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

  8. Move the end of the strip towards the center of the box (you can use tweezers). Secure it in place with paste. Dry.<\/li>\n

    \"End<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

  9. Roll a layer of Traditional (Flex) Brilliant Bronze (not necessarily mixed with glycerin), 8 cards thick (2 Popsicle sticks). Cut out 2 circles, using a tube or a straw.<\/li>\n

    \"Cut<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

  10. Cut off the bottom third of the circles. Dry them, and attach them to the top of each earrings with paste. Dry.<\/li>\n

    \"Attach\"<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

  11. Drill holes in the circles for the ear wires.<\/li>\n

    \"Drill<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

  12. Fire the earrings 10 degrees below mid-fire schedule. (See firing instructions in my Instruction Manual for Hadar’s Clay\u2122<\/a>.)<\/li>\n


    <\/p>\n

  13. Finish the earrings, following the instructions in the document entitled “Finishing Fired Metal Clay<\/a>.” If the background is not black coming out of the kiln, use liver of sulfur. <\/li>\n


    <\/p>\n

  14. Attach gold-plated ear wires.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    So far, Hadar’s Clay\u2122 Traditional (Flex) clays were available in copper, bronze, steel, and Rose Bronze. Now, Traditional (Flex) Brilliant Bronze (in gold color) is available as well. For those of you who are new to the blog or to the world of metal clay, Traditional (Flex) clay is clay that stays flexible after it […]<\/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\/5792"}],"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=5792"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9408,"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5792\/revisions\/9408"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/artinsilver.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}