Hand crafted containers for caudiciform and bonsai enthusiasts
Thursday, March 4, 2010
21" diameter altered
Started out as a 21" diameter round form, now it is a 22" oval x 2" deep Added dry clay for a little surface texture. Now the drying process begins, needs to be slow so nothing cracks.
It's done with skilled hands and trained eye...not! There a point when the clay is soft enough to manipulate and yet firm enough to hold its shape...and not crack. I could have used a piece of wood for the straight lines but I just used my hands and a sponge.
3 comments:
Beautiful...
Nice. How do you straighten the sides? Do you push them in with wood? Does it cause cracking?
It's done with skilled hands and trained eye...not! There a point when the clay is soft enough to manipulate and yet firm enough to hold its shape...and not crack. I could have used a piece of wood for the straight lines but I just used my hands and a sponge.
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