{"id":1352,"date":"2017-10-24T22:33:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T22:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/?p=1352"},"modified":"2017-10-24T22:47:21","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T22:47:21","slug":"experiments-air-dry-clay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/experiments-air-dry-clay\/","title":{"rendered":"Experiments with Air-Dry Clay"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I saw Shaun Tan’s “The Singing bones<\/a>” I fell in love with his simple and evocative sculptures. \u00a0I was delighted to find out he used inexpensive materials and techniques so I set out to experiment on my own. In the afterword of The Singing Bones Shawn explains:<\/p>\n

“The main materials I’ve used are papier-mache and air-drying clay, carved back and painted with acrylics, oxidized metal powder, wax and shoe polish. The resistance of clay in particular at a small scale encourages simplicity, especially where the key tools are blunt fingers and thumbs: Faces and gestures are abbreviated, just like characters in the tales themselves. “<\/p>\n

He also wrote a blog post about his process<\/a>. I remember playing a lot with modeling clay when I was a child. I created a lot of creatures and strange faces and I\u00a0think I wanted to experience that aimless sense of creation again. I bought some relatively inexpensive Crayola brand air-dry clay at a store near me and set out to feel the material.<\/p>\n

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My first tub of air-dry clay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s nice to work with when wet and it accepts the common clay techniques and tools. But my favorite part is carving it when it has dried a little bit (usually a few hours depending on your climate).\u00a0 A made a short video to demonstrate:<\/p>\n

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