Supplies Needed:
- SIO-2® PF - Red Earthenware Clay
- Activ-Tools: Clay Tools Set
- Wooden spoon
- Low fire glazes
- Brush
- Water bowl
Step 1
Body
Roll two large spheres out of clay.
Turn each sphere into a pinch pot.
Score the top of each pot using the rough cut blade clay tool.
Add water on top of the scoring lines using a wet fingertip.
Attach the two pinch pots together.
Join the seam together using the flat ended clay tool.
Smooth any bumps in the clay with a wet fingertip.
Gently slap the clay form into the desired body shape using the back of a wooden spoon.
*NOTE: The trapped air in the form will help it maintain its shape while it is being gently slapped into the body shape.
Step 2
Feet
Roll a thick clay cylinder.
Divide the cylinder into four even pieces using the knife ended clay tool.
Score and slip the legs onto the body form.
Smooth out any bumps using a wet fingertip.
Step 3
Head
Use additional clay to build up one of the sides of the body form for the elephant's head.
Step 4
Trunk
Roll a small coil of clay.
Attach the clay coil to the head area.
Shorten the trunk as needed using the knife end clay tool.
Step 5
Mouth
Use the tip of a finger to indent an opening under the spot where the trunk attaches to the head.
Indent a small line into the end of the elephant’s truck using the knife ended clay tool.
Step 6
Ears
Roll two small spheres of clay and slightly flatten them.
Score and slip the small spheres onto the elephant’s head.
Use a wet fingertip to smooth out any bumps.
Step 7
Tail
Add a small coil of clay onto the rear of the elephant’s body.
Step 8
Dry
Allow the clay sculpture to fully dry. Drying time will vary depending on temperature and humidity.
Step 9
Bisque Fire
Fire clay in the kiln to cone 04.
Bisque: Cone 04 (1945ºF)
Step 10
Glaze
Apply glaze to the bisque sculpture according to manufacturer's directions.
*NOTE: This elephant sculpture was glazed using Mayco’s Stroke & Coat Glazes.
Step 11
Glaze Fire
Fire the glazed piece in the kiln. Follow manufacturer’s firing guidelines.
Firing range: 1778-1931ºF / Cone 06-04
*NOTE: This elephant sculpture was made using Blackjack Low Fire Clay™ Natural Pottery Clay.
*NOTE: This elephant sculpture was made using Blackjack Clay™ (SS-2) Natural Pottery Clay.
*NOTE: This elephant sculpture style was based on the book Elmer by David McKee.
ISBN-10 : 0063295601
David McKee's comical fable about everyone’s favorite patchwork elephant teaches readers to be themselves and celebrates the power of laughter.
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