Puffed Heart Clay Rattle
Susan Ryles shares her process for her puffed clay heart rattle.
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Puffed Heart Clay RattleAll About
Materials and Tools:
stoneware clay
wire clay cutter
slab roller or rolling pin
heart-shaped cookie cutter
pieces of fired clay (rattle)
straw
stilts
electric kiln
drinking straw
scoring rib
water
stamp
Steps:
1. Cut a 1-inch slice of clay from a stoneware clay brick.
2. Roll out the slice on a slab roller.
3. Cut two hearts from the clay with the heart-shaped cookie cutter.
4. "Puff" the heart by gently shaping and stretching the clay with your fingers.
5. Score the inside of the heart edges gently using a scoring rib and moisten with water.
6. Press the outside edges gently together, smoothing with your fingers.
7. Insert a drinking straw into the bottom and seal the clay around the straw.
8. Gently blow into the straw to puff the heart out even more.
9. Insert tiny balls or pieces of fired clay inside the heart and seal up most of the hole made by the straw. Note: Leave a small hole for air to escape during firing.
10. Roll out a small piece of clay and stamp a design into the clay.
11. Attach the design to the top of the heart for decoration.
12. Allow the clay heart to dry to the "bone dry" stage.
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