Clay Landscapes

Landscapes before glazing and final firing

Materials

  • Clay rolled flat and in chunks

  • Flat boards (ours are 4"x12") for a surface

Instructions

  1. Lay the flat piece of clay on the flat board for stability. Use chunks of clay to build. Create a landscape. It could include things such as buildings, walls, trees, and statues.

  2. Fire in a kiln, glaze, and fire again.

Tips

  • Make sure that all the pieces are very well attached and there are no fragile parts. They easily break off.

Clay Suns

Materials

  • Slabs of clay

  • Extra clay for details

  • Cutting tools

 Instructions

  1. Cut a rectangle or square slab of clay for the base

  2. Cut a circle out of another slab of clay, which will be the middle of the sun.

  3. Add sun rays, a face and other details, making sure they are resting on the base or they will fall off

  4. Encourage the kids to use piece of clay to add details/texture rather than carving out details.

  5. Kiln fire, glaze, and fire again.

Tips

  • Looking at the picture, the suns aren't on bases. They may appear sturdy, but the sun rays kept breaking off. Building them on a clay slab base makes the suns sturdier.