The Shrinking Owl
In my last post, I wrote about pottery being the craft I would really like to do. While I don't have access to a kiln I figured I should really just give air dry clay a try. In the spirit of this blog, I decided to have a go and I bought an air dry clay kit from Sculpd. Before I get into the experience; a quick note on Air Dry clay. It is a material that will harden when you leave it out at room temperature for a period of time (24 to 48 hours usually). The big benefit is that you don't need a kiln to "bake" it like natural clay. The downside is that it won't be waterproof, so what you make can't hold water or be left outside. I was so excited when my kit was delivered, nearly opened it and got stuck in straight away! As I did pottery as a kid and had made some relatively elaborate vases (which my mother still uses!), I figured it would be easy. So I decided I would make an owl shaped planter and a four-pronged candle holder and ignore the suggested pinch po...