Handbuilt Sea Life Planters
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- Last Updated: Tuesday, 04 February 2020 14:00
Products Used
Bisque-
earthenware white clay
- See below instructions
Decorating Accessories
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Miscellaneous Accessories
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Designer: Carmen Allen
SQUID – HAND BUILDING
- Begin with about a 1# ball of clay and pinch out into a pinch pot. Keep it tall and narrow for the squid’s body with a cone at the top (top of the squid’s head, but the bottom of the pinch pot).
- Roll out a slab about ¼” thick and apply MT004 Swirls.
- Cut out fins from the textured slab and attach to the pinch pot by slipping and scoring.
- Cut a hole out of the top for hanging.
- Let dry completely and bisque fire.
SQUID – GLAZING
- Apply 1 coat of EL-207 Gold Mine.
- Apply 2 coats of EL-118 Blue Grotto to the inside and outside.
- Use a CB-604 #4 Soft fan to plop PC-601 Clear Cascades, PC-602 White Cascades, and EL-118 Blue Grotto. Let dry and repeat.
- Apply squiggles of SC-15 Tuxedo randomly.
- Use a pipe cleaner to clean any glaze out of the hole in the top.
- Let dry completely.
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 06.
JELLYFISH – HAND BUILDING
- Begin with about a 1# ball of clay and pinch out into a dome-shaped pinch pot
- Roll out a slab about ¼” thick and apply MT009 Scallops.
- Cut out fins from the textured slab and attach to the pinch pot by slipping and scoring.
- Cut a hole out of the top for hanging.
- Let dry completely and bisque fire.
JELLYFISH – GLAZING
- Apply 2 coats of EL-117 Waterfall to the inside and outside of the piece.
- Use a CB-604 #4 Soft fan to plop PC-601 Clear Cascades, PC-602 White Cascades, and EL-117 Waterfall. Let dry and repeat.
- Use a pipe cleaner to clean any glaze out of the hole in the top.
- Let dry completely.
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 06.
OCTOPUS – HAND BUILDING
- Begin with about a 1# ball of clay and pinch out into a long bulb. Try and bring it back in toward the top.
- Roll out and attach coils to extend the bulb and finish the octopus’ body.
- Attach small balls for the eyes and add a coil to create a brow or socket for the eye to sit in.
- Cut a hole in the top for hanging.
- Let dry completely and bisque fire.
OCTOPUS – GLAZING
- Apply 2 coats of EL-107 Amber Ash to the inside and outside.
- Apply 2 coats of EL-133 Autumn.
- Wipe away any glaze on the eyes and apply 2 coats of SC-15 Tuxedo and 1 dot of SC-16 Cotton Tail as a highlight.
- Use a pipe cleaner to clean any glaze out of the hole in the top.
- Let dry completely.
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 06.
PUFFER FISH – HAND BUILDING
- Roll out a slab that is about ¼”-1/2” thick and apply MT007 Divots.
- Cut out 2 circles and slump over a bowl so that the texture is on the outside of the domes.
- Once they have set up for about 20 min and a bit more stable. Take each half of the dome and press together. We wanted a more oblong/oval shape for the body. So, in order for the pieced to fit together this way, the edges needed to be trimmed accordingly.
- Once both pieces can be aligned, slip and score the edges to attach.
- Cut a larger hole out of the top for plants to come out of and a small hole directly beneath for hanging (the rope will come up out of the plant hole to hang).
- Attach fins, tail, mouth, and eyes and add texture and details as you please.
- Let dry completely and bisque fire.
PUFFER FISH – GLAZING
- Apply 3 coats of EL-136 Lapis Lagoon to the entire piece.
- Apply 1 thinned coat of EL-134 Mirror Blue.
- Apply 2 coats of EL-121 Copper Adventuring to the fins. Wipe away any base glaze if you want to see the brown otherwise, it will just be green (we left a strip at the top of each fin).
- Wipe glaze off of the eyes and apply 1 coat of SC-16 Cotton Tail.
- Apply 2 coats of SC-77 Glo Worm and 1 coat of SC-26 Green Thumb to the rim of the iris.
- Apply 2 coats of SC-15 Tuxedo to the pupil and add some dots of SC-16 Cotton Tail as a highlight.
- Use a pipe cleaner to clean any glaze out of the hole for hanging.
- Let dry completely.
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 06.
NAUTILUS – HAND BUILDING
- Roll out a slab that is about ¼”-1/2” thick and apply ST128 Zebra.
- Cut out 2 circles and slump over a bowl so that the texture is on the outside of the domes.
- Once they have set up for about 20 min and a bit more stable. Take each half of the dome and press together. Slip and score to attach.
- Cut out about ¼ of the dome. Keep the edge curved.
- Attach a triangle to the top of the opening as the hood.
- Roll out some spheres and attach the eyes.
- Cut a hole in the top for hanging.
- Let dry completely and bisque fire.
NAUTILUS – GLAZING
- Apply 2 coats of EL-122 Malachite to the inside, hood, and the bottom crest (up about 1”)
- Apply 2 coats of EL-123 Patina to the rest of the body. Overlapping a bit with the malachite that is on the bottom crest.
- Wipe any glaze off of the eyes and apply 2 coats of SC-16 Cotton Tail. Add SC-15 Tuxedo as the pupil.
- Use a pipe cleaner to clean any glaze out of the hole in the top.
- Let dry completely.
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 06.