Okay, it has been way too long since I posted :)
I have moved into a new area with my jewelry. The biggest thing I hate about metalsmithing is the lack of solid, permanent color. I can enamel, but honestly, it's not really what I want. I want to be able to really play. So I moved into porcelain. Right now I have a few earrings in my collection, and am working on larger pendants and making porcelain pieces that can be integrated into my metalwork.
My yard is filled with red clay. My puppy Diefenbaker just adores getting muddy, so it was just so right to name my new shop after her -
dirtypuppy.etsy.com.
Now, if only I could get the Caldera to stop throwing error messages and actually work. Apparently Paragon tried a new design and quickly discovered it was a mistake. I am the recipient of one of those kilns. It's been limping along for about 2 weeks now, requiring extensive resetting to clear error messages and failing firings. Maybe someday I can get them to actually fix the problem. In the meantime, I am now facing clearing the TCL error yet again when I get home.