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Originally Posted by loco
Thank you so much! I have never worked on a HH, but I have seen some amazing sculptural work done on them (think Nikki!). As for not having a kiln... I know that ever thing I tried to do before I had a kiln, other than small beads, cracked... So I really don't think so. I'm sorry. 
Is there anyone here that has had any luck sculpting without a kiln? |
Thanks for the shout-out. I batch annealed (ok, the Booger Bead Boot Camp batch annealed) until about 3 years ago when I got a kiln. As long as I did a thorough (but not surface melting) heating when I was done with teh bead before I tucked it into the fiber blanket, they survived. (Whoa... Hot Head AND batch annealed? I am so going to lampworker's hell!)
I had fish, sheep, cows, etc, all survive as long as I kept insurance heat while melting and a good reheat after I finished applying any details. I think the largest surviving sculptural bead was about an inch and a half tall - a cow body.