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Material list for making the Ginkgo leaf
• Ginkgo leaf template OR translucent plastic + paper + marker + pencil + scissors
• 0.5 to 0.7 ounces Golden Bronze clay ready to use (brand: Meteor clay or Prometheus)
• airproof container with golden bronze slip (diluted clay)
• cellophane food wrapping film
• acrylic roller
• 2 non-stick work surfaces
• plastic frames of different thicknesses OR plastic rulers OR playing cards cut lengthwise
• olive oil
• demineralized water
• spatula
• toothpicks
• paintbrush
• cutter
• signature stamp (optional)
• 2 artificial stones able to withstand over 1472°F baking (round smooth corundum measuring 5 mm in diameter)
• a pair of tweezers
• small tile
• a piece of polar fleeceSanding and Baking Material:
• 3M sanding sponges: red (fine and superfine), blue (ultrafine) and green (microfine)
• a dry paintbrush
• a sheet of paper
• an airproof pot to keep the sanding dusts
• a heat diffuser or simmer mat
• a domestic oven with a grill setting
• high temperature kiln such as Prometheus or Paragon or Météor M40 cloud
• a stainless steel vessel
• coconut carbon
• a rubber block to set the pieces during the finishing steps (optional)
• a steel brush
• an agate point burnisher
• dry sanding paper 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500 grit (optional)Material to create the earring loops :
• marker
• ruler
• bronze wire 19-gauge
• bronze wire 24-gauge
• cutting pliers
• flat-nose pliers
• round-nose pliers (optional)
• file
• 2–3 inches of silk ribbon
• scissors
• small glass jar
• ball peen hammer (optional)
• metal bench block (optional)
• jewelry insulating varnish (optional)
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