I'm excited about the raven because it's all free hand. I just used a bamboo skewer to press the image into the soft clay. It's a technique that I'm going to work on some more. If anyone remembers, ravens and crows were some of my favorite subjects with lampworking. I absolutely love them.
The dove didn't exactly go as planned, but I still love him. I sculpted him using my male dove, Zeus as a model. I wanted to raku fire him, so all bets were off when it came to color. The only disappointment with the color was the coral rings around his eyes became a silver too...and I really like the color contrast on the real doves.
The poppy earrings have been laying around for awhile, waiting for me to put them together. I must say what I like best about this listing is the picture I took. I love the colors in the picture. It's given me further inspiration for some more beads to make using my aqua raku glaze and my red.
So far I don't think Zeus and Hera have laid any eggs but I'm keeping their cage in a more secluded part of the house. They have been working diligently on their nest..it seems their favorite material is strips of index cards.
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