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SANDING, sanding, sanding

10/23/2024

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Painting moths is a laborious but often delightful trancing work. Here are a Spanish moon moth, lime hawk moth, a crecopia and death head moths....
DO I need to mention AGAIN, how much sanding is needed in this kind of work?? 

While sculpting porcelain I sand it in its dry state just before bisque fire. Its tricky delicate work. I use a dry brush on tiny items and a dremel with various grit bits for others- grit #120
...Then after the bisque I sand again with the Dremel grit# 300
...Then after high fire I sand again at #400
After china painting each layer and its fired to cone 018, I sand it AGAIN! with a #600 dremel bit.
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That is a lot of sanding. And you have to be patient and very careful with such intricate pieces like the moths above. You can't catch the edges with the bits or you drop it. I usually use a foam pad to work on or below me while handling.

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That time of year, mushrooms everywhere in the northwest. These porcelain versions sell well, so I make a batch for Christmas. This is the second firing in. Some will receive three layers of color-as it makes for a rich saturated look. They feel soft and precious after their final sanding.
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  • Home
    • Works in Progress in pics
    • About the Artist
  • Current work
  • New & Upcoming
  • Studio Stories
  • Portfolio
    • Creature Comforts
    • Oscines 2023
    • Sanctum 2023
    • WILD ORCHIDS 2022
    • Crystalis 2022
    • Vera Flos 2021
    • Orchidea Imaginarium 2021
    • Tulipa Imaginarium 2021
    • Dutch Master Studies
    • FOREST SPIRITS 2018 mini show
    • RISE 2017
    • DARK FOREST Spring 2016
    • FORESTMEN Fall 2016
    • SEAWOMEN 2015
    • Post Apocolyptic Icons Fall 2011
    • REBIRTH 2009
    • series pre 2009
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