Making my Bronzclay pot was an adventure.

For starters, I had to find a way to create the shape of the pot. It came to my mind the way we build piñatas in Mexico, we use a balloon as the core and build around it, so I've got a water balloon and wrapped it with a sheet of bronzclay.

It was a little messy, I had to make 4 cuts on the top to be able to form the pot.

Working to get the basic shape for the pot was a lot of fun and not as difficult as I thought. I had to be very careful to avoid the clay getting dry and tear in some areas.

After sealing the cuts and adding more clay and paste to the joints, I let it dry and started sanding to obtain a smoother surface verifying that the joints were perfectly sealed.

After I was satisfied with the texture and joints, I started giving the pot its own personality, cutting the top and adding some texture on the inside.

My design came alive at the same moment I had the pot in my hands, ideas started to flow and my pot was on its way ;-}.

The pot is finished and ready to be fired in the kiln!!!!

I was very anxious and a little worried about how it will come out.

Waiting was very stressful ;-}.

My pot came out of the kiln in perfect conditions!!!!!

I was very happy!

"Oaxaca"

Bronzclay pot

Lorena Angulo

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New Adventure with bronzclay!

I have been brainstorming on how can I make a pot with bronzclay.

I love Oaxaca ceramics and one of the masters is Dolores Porras who makes amazing pots and for me the most beautiful work she does are
her embellished pots.

Because of my admiration and love to what she does I am planing in doing a pot with bronzclay but my big challenge is that the dimensions of my pot will be very small and the embellishments will be a difficult task to achieve ;-}.

The only thing I know for now is that I am very excited to do it and that a ballon will be my first helper in beggining to form the pot.

Wish me luck and I will post pictures of my progress.

Have a great day!

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Finally I finished my piece.

"Frames of a miracle"

My necklace is finished and I enjoyed every minute working on it.

I always try to make a piece of jewelry that will tell a story or will give you a feeling when you look at it.

This piece was a great way to express our journey through my daughter's first three months in the Intensive Care Unit and also represents the beautiful personality that she has today.

The Materials I used were PMC3 for the two main frames, Bronzclay for the six little frames , copper wire, epoxy resin, photos, sterling and pearls.

All the texture on the frames was done by using my own design stamps and carving the design on the metal clay.

Lorena

A new project, a new challenge

I am starting to build a new piece that it is very close to my heart.



This new work piece is inspired by our journey with our daughter Veronica when she was born 3 months early in 2002.



Veronica's birth weight was 1 lb 11 oz, and even though she was extremely ill more than two times she always fought back with all her heart.



She was an inspiration for all of us because she never let go and fought all the time during her three months at the NICU.



Veronica nowadays is a very healthy, energetic, positive and loving little girl that is always teaching us a new thing every day ;-).



The piece is going to be created by a combination of bronzclay frames and two PMC3 (silver clay) frames that will be the central focus of the necklace.




I am still working on the final design and a title.

Lorena

Ursulines 2009 Trunk Show

The Ursulines:

In 2005, a diverse group of female artist from the Southwest School of Art and craft came together as the "Ursuline Nine."

Today they are 14 metalsmiths in the group creating unique one-of-a-kind jewelry and metal pieces.

On March 7, 2009 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm the will host their fourth annual Jewelry trunk show at:

Overstreet Studios
8126 Broadway
San Antonio, Texas 78209

Exhibiting Ursulines are:

• Carolene Zehner
• Claudia Rush
• Irene P.
• Louise Oppenheimer
• Margarite Guggolz
• Lorena Angulo
• Peggy Potts
• Sara Noble
• Michele Ochs
• Melanie Sweet
• Gladys-Baubles
• Priscila Martinez