Clay-time Playtime 2021 Part 1

 Clay-time Playtime 2021 Part 1 

I am about to attempt another Challenge. I haven’t really done any Pottery since school and never with this Air Dry Clay.

Clay-time Tools

 

I collected all the Tools that I thought I would need. This includes Tray, Foil, Knife, Scissors, Ruler, Comb and Brush, Wooden Roller and of course the Air Dry Clay.

Clay-time Piece

 

I opened the Packet and Sliced off a Large Chunk ready to Roll. I Wrapped the rest of the Clay in Foil. Apparently it has to be Foil and not Cling Film.

Clay-time Initial Roll

 

The first thing to do was to start Rolling it out. I can’t remember where I got the Wooden Roller from. It is either a bit of old Dowling or a miniature Rolling Pin with the handles broken off.

Clay-time Roll Flat

 

I am Rolling it Flat in the Tray as I don’t want any loose crumbs that might be lurking on the work surface to get into it.

Clay-time 2^nd Piece

 

What I was hoping to make is a Box with a Lid for the Bathroom. However once I Rolled it out I realised I didn’t have enough Clay so I had to add some more.

I then had to Re-Roll the Clay. Even with the added amount it wasn’t going to be enough so I had to rethink what I was going to make out of it.

Fold Up

 

I decided that it was going to have to be made into a Dish. I therefore Rolled the Clay into a Large Circle and I started to bit by bit Fold up the Edges.

Fold Over

 

This Project isn’t going well. I found that the Sides of the Dish were too Thick and the Base too Thin. Anything remotely Heavy would probably break it straight away.

I order to sort the problem I felt that I had no option but to Fold the Sides down into the Base and Reroll and try again.

Mademoiselle Marionette Summer Apparel 2019

Mademoiselle Marionette Summer Apparel 2019

I have decided to continue adding to the Marionette’s wardrobe with some Summer Apparel

Mademoiselles Measurements

I had the foresight to take a rough drawing of the Marionette along with measurements.

Measuring Tools

However flat measurements are one thing and putting them on a 3D figure is quite different especially when I haven’t done this before.

I decided that having something to use as a guide would be helpful.

Measuring Circumference

Having sorted my Measuring Tools out I started looking for things that I could use as my guide. I started by getting an empty toilet roll. I tided a piece of yarn around the roll.

Six Inches

The Circumference of the roll was 6 Inches. This was too Small.

Too Big

I next tried a glass jar. I measured both the outer glass and the around the neck of the jar. These both turned out to be too Big.

Just right

I then tried a tube of Bicarbonate of Soda. This turned out to be Just Right.