Starting with a couple of simple jewelry pieces. First firing I tried to fire a small (1/2 dollar sized) pendant (has a design in the middle and then
5 small balls attached to the outside and a sixth has a donut hole for hanging) and a bisque bead I covered with PMC3 paste (you just paint it on) and syringe work. I guess I didn't wait long enough for the flame to catch the binder and nothing fired. Second try I did just the pendant and let the little fire get going. The pendant fired well but when I cleaned it (you brush with a wire brush) a one ball and the little donut I made for hanging came off. I should be able to reattach with the paste and refire with no problem.. and then I will refire the bead too. I also made a leaf, just by painting layers of the paste on a real leaf. I am afraid that is too big to cook in the baby kiln, but I read you can do this on the gas stove too. I will do this when my husband is out this evening!
I think this could be fun, once the mechanics are set in my head. I am sure I will need a bigger kiln ($$$) and am now trying to descern if I could find a small kiln suitable for this, test tiles, small raku pieces and maybe even glass. Of course a new hobby has to result in all kinds of new tools and gadgets. Alot of the sculpturing tools are the same, but you don't want to mix clay tools and silver tools...contamination.
I especially like the idea of making my own bisque beads and covering them with the PMC and I want to think about ways to work little charms/tokens/whatever into some scuptural works.
We'll see.