Warren (he/they)
@warrenbaird.bsky.social
Geek, Nerd, Photographer, Digital Artist, Maker (3D printing, Metal Clay, Jewellery), Reader (mostly sff), Gamer (tt, video), Gardener.
I haven't been posting on here much - but I have still been creating some new things - here are some #bear #pendants I made with #bronze #metalclay over the summer
October 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I haven't been posting on here much - but I have still been creating some new things - here are some #bear #pendants I made with #bronze #metalclay over the summer
Since a lot of my sales are via #art galleries, I thought I'd try making a #pendant in the shape of a framed picture - I think it turned out pretty well. I embossed the texture from a soap film photo on the back, which I think was a nice effect.
I'd love to hear what you think of it!
I'd love to hear what you think of it!
April 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A new #pendant design in an damselfly shape, with #knotwork for the body. Made with bronze #metalclay, and featuring some #art that I created under a glass cabochon.
February 23, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A new #pendant design in an damselfly shape, with #knotwork for the body. Made with bronze #metalclay, and featuring some #art that I created under a glass cabochon.
Trump fired a black 4-star general and replaced him with a white 3-star general, despite the role normally going to 4-star generals. This is the reason DEI policies came into place - give qualified, excellent black candidates a chance for jobs that would otherwise go to less-qualified white males.
February 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Trump fired a black 4-star general and replaced him with a white 3-star general, despite the role normally going to 4-star generals. This is the reason DEI policies came into place - give qualified, excellent black candidates a chance for jobs that would otherwise go to less-qualified white males.
I decided to revisit a #knotwork inspired #dragonfly #pendant that I did a while back - and update it to work with glass cabochons. I can only get glass in certain sizes, so I had to change things a bit - but I like it. Done in #blender, will be made in #metalclay, features #art I created.
February 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I decided to revisit a #knotwork inspired #dragonfly #pendant that I did a while back - and update it to work with glass cabochons. I can only get glass in certain sizes, so I had to change things a bit - but I like it. Done in #blender, will be made in #metalclay, features #art I created.
Wow - apparently it's been almost 10 years since I've taken #photos of soap film / soap bubbles. A lot of my #artwork incorporates photos like this for both #colour and #texture - You can see one of the examples below, as well as an image of the setup I use to capture them. Need to do this again
January 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I just ordered some more spring planting #flowers yesterday, which got me thinking about how nice it will be to be out in the #garden again in a few months - so here's a #macro #photo of what I think is a 'Blue Line' bearded #iris from my garden (it came from a mix, so I'm not 100% sure)
January 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I haven't posted much of my #artwork here yet - this is a composite image I created by digitally blending photos I took of a pond in #Saskatchewan near where I grew up, light reflected off a soap bubble, and #photos of a #tulip, with observations from the #JamesWebb #Space Telescope of NGC-346
January 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I haven't posted much of my #artwork here yet - this is a composite image I created by digitally blending photos I took of a pond in #Saskatchewan near where I grew up, light reflected off a soap bubble, and #photos of a #tulip, with observations from the #JamesWebb #Space Telescope of NGC-346
Hi!! I found you through 'Even though I knew the end', which I loved!
Reading: "Buried Deep" by Naomi Novak
Playing: DA:Veilguard, Cyberpunk 2077 and Satisfactory
Making: working on a design for a bear pendant that I'll use to feature my artwork in.
Reading: "Buried Deep" by Naomi Novak
Playing: DA:Veilguard, Cyberpunk 2077 and Satisfactory
Making: working on a design for a bear pendant that I'll use to feature my artwork in.
January 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hi!! I found you through 'Even though I knew the end', which I loved!
Reading: "Buried Deep" by Naomi Novak
Playing: DA:Veilguard, Cyberpunk 2077 and Satisfactory
Making: working on a design for a bear pendant that I'll use to feature my artwork in.
Reading: "Buried Deep" by Naomi Novak
Playing: DA:Veilguard, Cyberpunk 2077 and Satisfactory
Making: working on a design for a bear pendant that I'll use to feature my artwork in.
Here's the final result of the #pendant I designed recently - created in #metalclay from a #3dprinted mold master made in #blender.
January 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Here's the final result of the #pendant I designed recently - created in #metalclay from a #3dprinted mold master made in #blender.
Decided to try making a #pendant without an image in it - I used a technique I've just been figuring out in #blender to make a 'wireframe' of a low-poly model of a bear I made. This is a mockup, but I've #3dprinted the mold masters, and have the first one in the kiln now.
January 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Decided to try making a #pendant without an image in it - I used a technique I've just been figuring out in #blender to make a 'wireframe' of a low-poly model of a bear I made. This is a mockup, but I've #3dprinted the mold masters, and have the first one in the kiln now.
Once dry, I take it out of the mold, file away the 'flashing' around the edges, and I fire it in a kiln, which sinters the bronze particles in the clay into a solid piece of bronze. I then polish the bronze and add a glass cabochon with an image I created on it to finish the piece.
January 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Once dry, I take it out of the mold, file away the 'flashing' around the edges, and I fire it in a kiln, which sinters the bronze particles in the clay into a solid piece of bronze. I then polish the bronze and add a glass cabochon with an image I created on it to finish the piece.
Once I have the #pendant design nailed down, I create two #mold masters, one each for the top and bottom halves of the mold. If I want to make the piece in metal clay, I have to make the mold bigger than I want the final piece, to account for shrinkage, and to provide vents for drying.
January 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Here's a #pendant I made from #bronze #metalclay recently, based on a birch leaf I photographed out in Saskatchewan, featuring an image I created from #photographs of a #tree, rocks and a soap bubble.
January 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Here's a #pendant I made from #bronze #metalclay recently, based on a birch leaf I photographed out in Saskatchewan, featuring an image I created from #photographs of a #tree, rocks and a soap bubble.
Finally going through some #photos of #leaves I took in the summer out in Saskatchewan - I was trying to find ones that were the right shape for some glass cabochons I bought - at least one of them turned out pretty well - this will be my next #3dmodeling project!
December 29, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Finally going through some #photos of #leaves I took in the summer out in Saskatchewan - I was trying to find ones that were the right shape for some glass cabochons I bought - at least one of them turned out pretty well - this will be my next #3dmodeling project!
In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice... My second, 'improved' attempt to make a mold that would let me create the 'wireframe' butterfly #pendant from #metalclay failed - the clay shattered when demolding. Not sure yet if there will be a third attempt...
December 23, 2024 at 6:20 PM
In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice... My second, 'improved' attempt to make a mold that would let me create the 'wireframe' butterfly #pendant from #metalclay failed - the clay shattered when demolding. Not sure yet if there will be a third attempt...
I decided I want to make a small desktop garbage can - this is a test print I did using a new 'polychromic' 3d printer filament --- I'm pretty happy with how it turned out --- I'm going to use it as a pot for a plant.
December 15, 2024 at 6:53 PM
I decided I want to make a small desktop garbage can - this is a test print I did using a new 'polychromic' 3d printer filament --- I'm pretty happy with how it turned out --- I'm going to use it as a pot for a plant.
It's a good day for snow duckies
December 8, 2024 at 4:14 PM
It's a good day for snow duckies
very nice! and the glow in the dark effect is great... I back the images in my jewellery with a glow in the dark pigment, so the images glow. this is a piece I made a few years ago - apparently I don't have videos of any newer ones...
December 5, 2024 at 3:06 AM
very nice! and the glow in the dark effect is great... I back the images in my jewellery with a glow in the dark pigment, so the images glow. this is a piece I made a few years ago - apparently I don't have videos of any newer ones...
A new WIP pendant design! Figured out how to get a wireframe effect in blender using a low-poly mesh. Not sure if I'll be able to make it in metal clay or not - but I'll try! The image on is a blend of photos I took : soapfilm, ice crystals and a landscape near where I grew up in Saskatchewan.
December 5, 2024 at 1:01 AM
A new WIP pendant design! Figured out how to get a wireframe effect in blender using a low-poly mesh. Not sure if I'll be able to make it in metal clay or not - but I'll try! The image on is a blend of photos I took : soapfilm, ice crystals and a landscape near where I grew up in Saskatchewan.