[Jewelry making - Article 00756] - Re: [Orchid] In-depth Granulation Education

[Connie]

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to Beth Katz,

    Yes, I have pretty much decided to go to Revere and take a
    granulation class with Ronda as soon as it's offered. I am a member
    of my local metals guild. 

    My news today: I finally did it! Here are posted pictures of what I
    made today, not including a pair of earrings. 

    http://www.papayani-jewelry.com/granulation.html 

to Erich Christopher,  

    Your designs are beautiful, breathtaking, finished and polished. I
    love the idea of granulation with durability, and that's what 18K
    gold sounds like. 

    I am working with fine silver. I tried Argentium too. Today I worked
    with fine silver after deciding to work with Argentium and changing
    my mind. 

    Today I finally finished a successful firing. I did actually 4
    successful firings, besides some samples. I feel so much more
    confident now. Above I have posted a link to pictures of what I
    completed today. I also made a pair of earrings, but I am wearing
    them already and I forgot about them when I took the pictures! 

    Yes, I used a charcoal block today with little wells I drilled into
    it and created a surprisingly large number of granules. For now, I
    am satisfied with the same method you describe, with the little
    wells indented into the block. I made a bunch of smaller (than the
    indentations) granules the second time around, and just laid the
    snippets outside the indents, b/c too-large indents inhibited the
    full melting. They danced around a little bit but I didn't lose or
    fuse any. 

    Every firing, after doing a few samples, yielded a piece whose
    granules were all fused very securely, yet with a minimal filet. 

    I am so happy. The big breakthrough for me was (drum roll.....)
    getting into a position so I could really get a good view of the
    surface of the piece as I was firing. I could really see the exact
    flash and was able to stop in time. 

    I had to stand up on a little 6-inch high footstool b/c my bench is
    just high and the kiln surface is even higher. I am using a little
    kiln to fire on, instead of a pad or block. I covered the back side
    of each piece with ochre to prevent meltdown and it worked
    perfectly. 

    You and others on this list are giving me confidence about working
    with gold in the future. I am looking forward to that. 

Connie
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