Raku goddess bead

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This one came out really good! Plus I had good luck with accurate placement of the cubic zirconia in her belly button. Her hair came from a new twistie tutorial I read yesterday which is now my official favorite kind of twistie & way to make twisties (cause it was so easy to do).

For those who are interested, I found the heat/cool quick method seemed to be the best for bringing raku colour out. I made the goddess shape in black, added the raku frit, heated it and let it do some gravity type swirl things, then pressed it against my graphite marver. Then I heated it hot again, and pressed it again (not hard enough to change the shape, just enough for the graphite to cool the glass). I did this a bunch of times. I then added the breasts, head, hair, butt, belly, and cubic zirconia (which I covered with a teeny bit of clear, I don't trust them to stay in otherwise) an stuck it in the kiln.




Not the greatest photography, the lighting wasn't super today (it's sort of overcast). She's going to go to the Gallery of Artisans who are having a small sculptures exhibit in June.