This clay was always going to be the most difficult to use.
The clay seemed too dry to use. It is short (not plastic) and cracks readily. So this is a method of getting more water into already damp clay...
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| Clay is sliced and finger holes are made in the surface |
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| Water is poured on |
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| The slices are piled up |
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| Normally the pile is left for a while, but in this case I wedged it straight away |
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| The clay is bashed, flopped and rolled out as in previous plates |
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| Flopped over the mould |
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| Pressed down with a rubber kidney |
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| Edge cut off |
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| Footring attached |
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| It looks great! |
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| Oops, not so great. This is only a few hours later. |
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| Attempt at a repair. Scoring the crack... |
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| ... push in sausages of clay... |
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| ... smooth out... |
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| ... flip it over ... |
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| The cracks are on the front too |
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