«Chiyan» is a line of accessories designed in the form of the characters of the Mednovsky language (a blend of Russian and Aleut) based on pre-revolutionary Veniaminov Cyrillic.
Dimensions after firing (mm):
thickness — 6
width — 12
height — 26
Material — white semi-porcelain Kanfar, MPF-9 (S-6056) (procurement from breezecolor)
The body is monolithic, with no separate parts.
The surface is glazed on one side, in places (selectively, at the manufacturer’s discretion) with a metallic glaze (any color, copper oxide)
Production
To begin, I developed a complete prototype for a 3D-printable ornament and printed it (this process can also be adapted for manufacturing plastic jewelry).
To create the semi-porcelain ornament, I then modeled the letter template in Blender.
Using the mold, they were pressed out of the mass and fired (during the prototype production, I applied glaze before firing after drying, which caused the glaze to dry out. Keep in mind that a generous amount of glaze is necessary so that it does not volatilize during firing).
It should also be noted another characteristic—the thinness of some older frames and letter contours, which could cause them to fall apart even at the molding stage. However, this was avoided during prototype preparation.
Firing temperature — 1200°C
Fired in the Ceramics Lab; the firing took less than one day.
