Post #372699 by Tiki-Kate on Wed, Apr 9, 2008 2:42 PM

On 2008-04-08 21:47, Babalu wrote:
Kate - Yay...you have some clay! Open the bag and dig in lady! Did you play in the mud as a kid? same thing really...this is dirt. Have fun! What type of clay did you buy? You can keep your clay work workable for a long time....keep the work moist as you go with a water spray bottle. Wrap your work in a plastic trash bag...double bag the work in the beginning as you put it away to rework later. Do you have any tools? If not, run down to Michaels, or someplace like that, and get one of their little beginner kits. You will get some wood tools and a wire to slice though the clay...If you don't have tools right now, that's ok...just dig into that bag of clay anyway. What would you like to build? maybe I can give you some pointers? Here are a few of my favorite tools...

I bought some low fire white body clay with grog.

I've got a few tools that you gave me last year, but I definitely need a few more.

I'm going to be making a bowl. It's a little ambitious, but I've been wanting to try it for about two years. And yesterday, when I was driving home, I had a complete revelation about the theme of the piece.

I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that I can successfully execute it. I'm sure I'll be bugging for advice though. I'll keep you posted.