It Took Me 9 Months to Decide On The Color!
indecision at it’s finest
Does anyone else have a piece that’s been sitting for 3-4 months waiting for the inspiration for the right color?
I love my shoe but have been looking at it for a while. Months to be exact.
I created this steampunk boot in October of 2020 – it was 1 of the first pieces we needed to do for class. And it needed to be to size, so yes, this is a size 7. (Well more like 6.5 now with the clay shrinkage) It fell together quite easily. Of course, that was after studying the structure and taking apart a real shoe to get a feel for the template.
My instructor said less is more. Keep the form and details so I definitely don’t want to put a heavy glaze on it. I think it needs to be an oxide or a wash. My original thought was to put palladium glaze on the rivets but I am not sure that will take away from the overlook. Especially if it’s washed with yellow iron oxide.
pro Tip
Don’t forget to put a small hole in the heels (or any solid form) for the air to escape during the drying and bisque process. Otherwise, your piece could explode in the kiln at the bisque stage.
Your imagination will thank you in the middle of the night!
It’s Finally Done!
Finished the project July 2021 and I’m pretty happy with it. I decided on going for the leather look. I decided to do my favorite, I used an iron oxide wash. You can read more about using oxides here.
What do you think? Do you like it?
Don’t overthink it! The form of this piece is outstanding, let it be the star!
This looks so good. I love it.