Recently, I tried to sandblast a blank ceramic mold, you know, just to see what would happen. The results were much better than expected! Below is a necklace using this sandblasted ceramics process that was published in Belle Armoire Jewelry Winter 2016. I just love the rough cut edges the sandblasting created and how the glaze pools in the crevices. Here is a short tutorial.
Here are my steps.
After sandblasting, I then tried to use the mold as a stamp for clay.
Using the sandblasted stamp created lots of high and low relief patterns that I absolutely love. I plan on using this technique in many more designs.
UPDATE: I now use this process with precious metal clay to get my raised textural patterns. Here is a close up of the results.
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Drew Harrison says
I never would have known these were sandblasted if you hadn’t said anything. It truly is amazing what can be done with the right material. Sandblasting sounds like the new medium I’ll be giving a try soon. Thanks for these cool ideas Carol!
Carol Dekle says
Yes Drew, you’re right, having the right tools and materials are very important! I love coming up with new ways to use sandblasting, it has so many possibilities. I’m glad I inspired you!