Have you ever started a project and wondered, "What was I thinking?"...that was my whole day today. We are in the middle of a heat wave here and my 88 year old house (which I adore) gets hot, especially up in the attic (my workspace). The central air barely makes it to these heights. I must have been delirious from the heat to think making salmon canes with translucent and white polymer in this sweltering heat was a good idea...it wasn't.
White and Translucent polymer, for those who are unfamiliar, basically turns gluey when handled too much or becomes too warm. Cane distortion and smearing when attempting to slice is a 99% chance struggle. I battled all day, even though I knew I should have just stopped. Finally, after freezing both my clay cane and my blade, I achieved slices of salmon steaks worthy of my often picky critiques.
It became a fever-dream quest. I may have been hallucinating. Tutorial to follow. Go-Fund-Me page to accompany it, where I will beg for an A/C window unit for my studio, lol!!!
White and Translucent polymer, for those who are unfamiliar, basically turns gluey when handled too much or becomes too warm. Cane distortion and smearing when attempting to slice is a 99% chance struggle. I battled all day, even though I knew I should have just stopped. Finally, after freezing both my clay cane and my blade, I achieved slices of salmon steaks worthy of my often picky critiques.
It became a fever-dream quest. I may have been hallucinating. Tutorial to follow. Go-Fund-Me page to accompany it, where I will beg for an A/C window unit for my studio, lol!!!
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