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I thought I would post the finished piece now that it has been dried, fired, patina'd, and mounted. (You could never make a finished one in an open studio since the drying alone takes weeks.)
I thought I would show the interesting effect firing at different temperatures can have. Normally, I fire this clay in the mid range of about cone 2 to produce a nice creamy white. If I had fired it to maturity (cone 5), the clay would have been pure white.
Here, I only bisque fired it to cone 018 (about a 900 degree temperature difference). The result was a nice peach skin tone which I just sealed and covered with a clear wax. Since no repair was needed at such a low fire, I could leave the natural color of the clay show through.
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