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Browse Topics. Making Clay Hedgehog - Lakeside Pottery Ceramic school and Art Studio in Stamford Connecticut. 1) Form two equal sized balls of clay, approximately 1/2 pound each. 2) Hold ball in left hand and push right thumb into the middle of the ball leaving about 1/4" - 1/2" thickness at the bottom. 3) Slowly and evenly pinch the clay, starting at the bottom rotating the ball, moving toward the top edge. Leave about 1/4" thickness at edge. 4) Once both pinch pots have been created, score with a pin tool both edges. 5) Apply slip heavily to one pot. 6) Join pots. 7) Once the seam is completely sealed, air is trapped like a balloon and the object can be altered to create desired shape by gently rolling and pressing. 8) To form a head, make another much smaller pinch pot and attach it to body form using the slip and score method described above (not shown). 9) Add legs and feet, always remembering to slip and score everything. 10) To form spines, roll small pieces of clay into approximately 1/2" long coils. 11) Cut a hole on the bottom to allow air to escape while drying and during firing.

Videos. Make these Butterflies with Paper Mache Clay. Today I’ll show you how I made these butterflies, which have rather surprisingly thin wings, yet don’t break when you drop them on the floor (I didn’t mean to, but at least now I know they’ll survive a bit of clumsiness…) I don’t normally make tiny things. I don’t collect tiny things, either. That’s just me. Today, however, I decided that I needed a butterfly for the elephant I designed for my book project. I went to great lengths to make my elephant’s skin dry and cracked looking, and It will soon be painted all gray. I think the pachyderm needs some color and softness for contrast, so I made the tiny blue butterfly shown above. Since the little butterfly came out OK, I thought you might enjoy seeing how easy it is to make one. The butterflies are made with the new paper mache recipe (click here for details). Step 1: Make up a quart of paper mache clay.

Step 2: Draw your chosen butterfly on poster board or heavy drawing paper. Then make a very thin “body” out of aluminum foil. Enjoy! Papier Mache - Articles - Waterproofing Papier Mache. Sealers compared Adventurers are listed in the order of their endurance. My advice for outside papier mache The most vulnerable part of the adventurers was the thin edge of their bases (which if you remember were made from old DVDs and covered). This may be due to the fact that these tight areas are harder to ensure that they are covered sufficiently with enough paper strips and sealer.

I was very careful when making them to get plenty of sealer on the edges as I was aware that the whole thing needed the same coverage - though I think when push came to shove, it was usually around the bases that the first cracks appeared. I would therefore advise that objects made for outside are made as rounded as possible with sharp edges avoided. I have also found that the water based sealers are not too good and I for one will stick to solvent ones (if I am ever tempted to make anything else for outside, which at the moment I'm not!).

Summary The Champion I will leave you with a photo of the champ… - Jackie. Homemade Glue. UPDATE: I've added an extra ingredient to my glue recipe -- liquid starch -- to act as a hardener and binding agent. The previous recipe worked fine, and I was adding the starch to my paper clay directly, but chose instead to put it in the glue since the glue will also be used in pastes. Since paper mache is one of my favorite mediums (along with Monster Mud) I'm always looking to improve on the technique. I've progressed (regressed) from using white glue and water to glue-flour-water to what I like to call "pancake batter," which is nothing more than just flour and water. With glue running upwards of $10 or more a gallon, the flour-water mixture is a heckuva lot cheaper and provides a just as durable bond.

Recently I ran across a recipe for a paper clay that has the potential for doing away with the strip mache technique altogether. Yet one of the ingredients calls for white glue, which, as I mentioned before, is relatively expensive. Homemade Glue Add the rest of the water. How to Make Concrete Leaves – Natural Decor Your Garden.

Have you seen large concrete leaves decorating fountains and gardens? Photos of these unusual sculptural accents are showing up in all the gardening magazines. You may have wondered how they’re made. We (Pete and Dianne Havekost) are now providing an illustrated tutorial to show you exactly how to make your own concrete leaves. They are quite expensive if you buy them at a garden store, but it isn’t difficult to make your own. Gunnera Leaf Made With Concrete Pete has been working with concrete for years, and Dianne is an interior designer who’s design skills really shine in the garden as well as in the home.

Throughout the site you’ll find ideas for using concrete leaves in your garden decor. How to Make a Concrete Leaf for Your Garden To make your own concrete leaf, follow the instructions below: Make a silicone mold from common household materials in your kitchen in 1 hour. Www.grahamhay.com.au/2008forest.html. Visit the Forest Sculpture/Understory Walk and Northcliffe website, click here. Art That Grows The Southern Forest Sculpture Walk/Understory is located next to the Information Centre, in Northchiffe, Western Australia, about 360km south of Perth, the state capital. The Art is Alive project commissioned ‘living’ sculptures (art that grows) for the Sculpture Walk. This particular sculpture was installed just before the second Sculpture Walk/Understory anniversary celebrations on Sunday 22 of November 2008.

Funding for the WA artists has been received from the Regional Arts Fund (administered by Country Arts WA). On the evening of Monday 17 November 2008, Graham Hay and international Artist Cornelia Konrads (Germany) gave a talk about their new sculptures in the Southern Forest Sculpture Walk. In early 2009 the Southern Forest Sculpture Walk underwent a 're-brand' and will now be known as Understory. Updated photos of fungi!!! Latest photos of fungi!!! Home. Animal Sculptures, Paper Mache Recipes and Projects. Www.smooth-on.com/pdf/Smoothon_HTB_2008.pdf.