The Birth of a Palm Tree
My first tutorial!!!!!
Welcome to my studio, lol well I wish I had studio. This is a wooden tv tray that is perfect workspace for playing with clay. You can see my pasta machine, cutters, liquid sculpey, blades, and other various tools.
This palm tree was a request from my daughter, she needed matching earings for her palm tree summer outfit. SHE drew out pic (just like this) and I thought "I CAN DO THAT!!!
Materials needed:
*Pasta Machine (not necessary, but easier. Hand roller could also work.)
*Clay blade (a long blade, or can also use tip of a blade when cutting sheets for the skinner blend)
*Xacto knife/blade
*Square cutter (not required, or use a square of paper as a general guide)
*Roller (acrylic rod, smooth brayer, smooth drinking glass or jar)
*Very small amount of Liquid sculpey (liquid clay)
*Figure eight shaped wire (I bend with 20 g craft wire and round needle nose plyers. I have found some already bent in figure 8 metal pieces in the findings section of bead store)
*Green, Yellow, and Brown clay (very little) You can use your desired brand, Sculpey III will not be strong enough for this thin use. I used Kato for mine.
*Ruler
Condition your clay until it is smooth and does not crack or flake when a snake of it is folded over....knead, roll and twist with hands, or use a pasta machine (opening thickness doesn't matter, but don't trap air by putting folded sheets in with the fold at the top) My machine is an Amaco, 7 being the thickest setting, 1 being the thinest.
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