create a sculpture You’ll need: cotton canvas 2 lbs of air-dry clay (white, red, or gray) wire clay cutting tool rib or clay tool to make score marks
Get Started: Gather your clay, tools, and canvas. Cover the surface of a table with canvas. You can secure the canvas to the table with masking tape so that it does not slide around as you work. Once you are finished, simply pick up the canvas and shake it outdoors to remove clay pieces. Your canvas is ready for the next time you work in clay. The scale of this sculpture is determined by the size of each pot and how many pots are used. The first time you work with new materials it is best to limit the scale of your sculpture to the sizes that are suggested in this section. Once you have experience, then you can experiment with sculptures on a larger scale. You can make a realistic object or you can make an abstract form that is not representative of an actual object. Plan in your head or on paper what the finished work will look like. Read through the project instructions before you begin to better plan your own design. Pot size: 1-3 inches.
Join two pieces to each other by scoring the surface of both objects with a rib or other scoring tool. After scoring the clay, apply slip as described on page 34. Firmly press the pieces together.
To cut into clay with a wire tool, hold the wooden dowels while pulling the wire through the clay to slice off a chunk in the size that you need. Always wrap air-dry clay back in its plastic bag immediately. Squeeze any air out of the bag and use a wire twist tie to seal the bag.
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