Thursday, March 5, 2009

Bakelite Tangent











I've always loved the look of Bakelite and have several pieces in varying colors, but mostly butterscotch....so I set out to try to match the look of that vintage 30's and 40's plastic that aged so beautifully. At first I had some trouble because I was using opaque clay and it came out looking chalky....then I played around with a combination of translucents and regular clay and I was happy!
However, once I ran these past my husband and chief critic, he frankly said he thought the earrings resemble corn on the cob or macaroni art....

It's amazing we've been together this long...

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