I have quilting in my background... when we lived in the U.P., my mom would constantly enter quilt shows and win first place, and we used to have a quilt that some great-great-relative made, absolutely gorgeous. However, I've absolutely no patience for that sort of stuff, despite my love for the quilted patterns. I have, however, always been meticulous in my artwork, expecting perfection and detail. I'm definately seeing this come to the forefront of my fused work, as I'm playing with different quilting designs.
We have a wedding next weekend to attend, as a "relative" (or something) is getting married. Eager to contribute myself, and to prove my work as more than a hobby to my parents (didn't work
) I decided to make a candle holder. I'd never slumped before, but considered that a minor detail. As we were in Meijers, I got some candles, then set to work once back at home.I used white for a base, aventurine green and two shades of blue for the "quilt", and clear for a cap. If I were to do this again, I would eliminate either the base or the cap, as slump was not very defined on the top, probably due to the thickness of the piece. It is 3" by 3", and the individual squares used within are 3/4" squared. This piece went through the kiln 3 times.
Geocities doesn't host for other sites, so I'm afraid you'll have to follow a link, but I'm sure it should work:
http://www.geocities.com/red_tomato501/ondisplay
Any comments and critique are welcome... particularly any words of wisdom about how to not get bubbles in the middle beyond grinding even further.
Emma
