very disappointed to see how tiny a 20gram lump of silver clay was. it is about the size of a stack of three quarters. as copper is much cheaper, i decided to experiment with it first. there is a new quick fire copper clay which hit the market in december. the quick fire copper clay can be fired with a torch. which, is what i am doing as i don't have $800 to invest in a good kiln. especially for something i haven't tried yet.
this is what i came up with during my first time using the clay (the two pieces on the top have been burnished, the four below 