Quothe the Raven
As I sit at my desk or at my work space, Ravens swoop between the tall swaying pine trees. In the evening they gather in those same trees and ‘talk’ to one another with their varying individual voices. I am entranced with them. The Raven is the subject for my latest base metal clay pendant. I want a pendant to feature the Raven and relate to its environment. I want to use a piece of Poe’s poem and have the finished project look rustic and a bit organic. I’m using some of the older clay from Hadar’s clay line-up; this time I used Quick Fire Copper, Friendly Bronze and Quick Fire Steel XT. The Quick Fire Copper was used for the back and the bail. All three clays were used for the applied sections. I put them on coconut carbon and set the stainless round bowl on the camp stove. When both sides were black, I added carbon and put the bowl in the kiln firing on the mid-fire schedule. Finished Piece Waiting is the most difficult part of this process in my opinion! Whe