Post #46952 by freddiefreelance on Fri, Aug 8, 2003 3:55 PM

Check out the library. If your local library doesn't have any books on slipcasting, look for books on resin casting. You make the molds the same way, you just use slip instead of resin to cast.

If your library doesn't have any books on either, look for clay coil ceramics; this's sort of a cheap-o version of throwing on a potter's wheel. you could then carve or build-up the mug into a tiki before having it dried or kilned. If you just want the mug to look at, or to make a mold, try Sculpey(R)or other polymer clay.

If your local library doesn't have any books on any of these subjects, ask about the electronic card catalog for their related libraries & have books that look interesting shipped to you via interlibrary loan.