
We want to create sculpture for everyone, something personal, meaningful, and best of all, beautiful.
We would like to raise enough money to purchase a programmable kiln, bronze PMC (precious metal clay) patinas, and the tools needed to create and fire our new wearable art work.
With the PMC clay and kiln we will be able to expand our creativity to enable more people to enjoy beautiful and wearable art. We want to be able to create unique, or one of a kind jewelry pendants, embellishments for small functional art pieces, or accents for beadwork bags and pouches. With Al's background in sculpting large pieces of art from wood, and then moving to sculpting clay for bronze sculpture, he has the ability to create some wonderful works of art on a smaller scale.
A feather is the message of freedom from a bird. We want to share the message and magic of feathers, especially the magical raven feathers. Raven magic is powerful, and needs to be shared with others.

The pictures below show the pendants that will be offered for rewards. These pictures are of the pendants sculpted in regular sculpting clay, so the color is not at all what they will be. We will be making the pendants from bronze PMC clay and giving them a patina as close as possible to what is on "The Storyteller" sculpture. So we are asking everyone to imagine these pendants, with the color and patina you see on the sculpture.

This is what the pendant for the first reward will look like, the color and patina will be done to match the sculpture.

This is what the pendant for the second reward will look like. Different color of course.

This is the pendant and turquoise for the 4th reward. Same story, it will be a different color.

This will be the fifth reward. Solid walnut hand carved raven feather. Every one will be a little different, and one of a kind.
And of course if you want all four of the rewards, then YOU are awesome.
We will ship internationally, please add $10 for shipping.
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The biggest challenge I see for our project is how quickly we will be able to fire the pendants. The kiln will only hold a certain amount of product, and if we sell tons of pendants, (fingers crossed) it will take a lot of time. We are prepared to run the kiln all day every day to overcome this challenge, if needed.
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Funding Unsuccessful This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on November 30.
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Oct 31, 2012 -
Nov 30, 2012
(30 days)
- First created · 1 backed
- Mary Hone 166 friends
- Website: alhone.com
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5 backers Limited (5 of 10 left)
Early bird special. Get pendant #1 for only $20. Hurry before they're gone, only 10 available.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $25 or more
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Pendant #1 Unique bronze PMC pendant about 1 1/2" hand crafted by Al Hone, then strung on leather for a necklace. All pendants will be as shown, except with the color and patina to resemble "The Storyteller" sculpture.
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Pendant #2 The bronze raven feather pendant is about 2" , will be made from bronze PMC, and will also be strung on leather for a necklace. All pendants will be as shown, except with the color and patina to resemble "The Storyteller" sculpture.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $60 or more
2 backers
Both of the pendants as shown above.
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Pendant #3 A very unique and beautiful bronze raven pendant, with two small feather accents. The raven is about 2 1/2" long. These pendants will be strung with turquoise similar to what is shown here, to make a stunning necklace. Pendants will be cast from PMC. All pendants will be as shown, except with the color and patina to resemble "The Storyteller" sculpture.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $160 or more
1 backer Limited (14 of 15 left)
A solid walnut, hand carved, raven feather 8" x 2 1/2". Each feather will be hand carved by Al at the close of the campaign.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Ships within the US onlyPledge $325 or more
3 backers Limited (7 of 10 left)
You will receive both pendants #1 & 2, necklace #3 and a hand carved raven feather.
Estimated delivery: Feb 2013Ships within the US only