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My last post showed how I tried to use rock salt to add texture to my morels.  That experiment failed.  The salt just didn’t make the right shapes.  I know, I’m too particular.  LOL

I thought and thought, and couldn’t come up with any other solution other than just (very carefully) sculpting the holes one by one.  Let me tell you, it got a little bit tedious.  But, I think they turned out pretty good!

In case you don’t know what a morel mushroom looks like, here is an example.

Those dark areas are holes and crevices.  I was trying to create a fairly realistic representation.  Below are the pictures of the the two pendant sized, and two earring set sized sculpts.  I’m curious to know what you think.  I haven’t added the matte varnish yet.  Creative criticism is welcome!  Do I need to keep working?  Do they need a tweak?  Or, are they ready for prime time?

This is what they looked like before I baked them.

This is Set 1 after they’ve been baked and stained.

This is Set 2 after they’ve been baked and stained.

They look huge in these pictures, but they are about 1 inch for the small ones, and 2 inches for the big ones.

So, tell me what you think! Are they ready to make into jewelry (after varnishing)?

Related posts:

1. The Salt Experiment
2. Morels Anyone?
3. Morel Update
4. The Mushrooms are Growing
5. Halloween Ornaments and Hard Clay

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Tags: Earring, Jewelry, morel, Mushroom, ooak, pendant, Polymer clay