There’s a trick to making birds and animals with hollow bodies. A hollow body uses less clay and is lighter and will dry out more quickly. To make a hollow body make two pitch pots and stick them together …. I’ve written another blog post with more pictures showing how to make a hollow ball …
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A hollow ball can be used as a base to make many animals or birds and many other things. It can be a bit tricky at first but practice makes perfect! Start with 2 equal size balls of clay. Start to make a pinch pot with one ball by sticking your thumb in the middle …
This chicken is made with a solid body like the mouse in the previous post. Use about 150g of clay – a Dipsy Dragon ball of clay will make 2. (Any ammount of clay will do if you stick to the fractions given) Stay at home chicken! Divide your ball of clay into 3. Use …
Here are some instructions for making a mouse with a solid body. This is fine for airdry clay but not a good idea if the mouse is going to be fired in a kiln. Instructions for a mouse with a hollow body that can be fired are given in a later post. If you use …
This chick is also based on a cone like the bunny in the last post. Start with two equal sized balls of clay. Make one of the balls of clay into a cone shape by rolling it first into a fat sausage and then rolling one end to make it pointy. Make a hole in …
Ceramic clock numbers around polished wood centre! The rule of number
Making Father Christmes! The Father christmas who wanted to be an elf Father christmas bits! Tummy! The head and body completed separately and then stuck together. The beard should go on last! Ho ho ho! ‘My good side’ said Father Christmas!
The old ‘Old warrior’s has flown the nest and is happily living on a dini g room table in Dinas Mawddwy!A new ‘Old warrior’s is now under way!
Just out of a Raku firing glazed with red crackle glaze and white crackle features. He is 20cm tall and selling at a bargain price of £32. Can be posted. Fired in our electric kiln to cone 05 1046 degrees. Reduction in straw on a bed of sawdust. Peter was disappointed he wasn’t shiny – …
The larger dragons have taken about 2 hours each to make so I need to make some smaller simpler ones. I wanted to time how long it took but had people in the shop buying things!! Probably between 30 mins and 1 hour. Only the body is hollow. Here he is drying off with his …
