POTTERY PETS Hand sculpted to your design
Your dog in any pose
The process
Quite simply, I
start with a lump of clay and an idea of what I intend to make. Or
if it's to be a commission I will have several photos in front of
me, and because I will have already had some contact with my client I
will also have a good idea of the dog, or cat to be sculpted. It's nice to know something
about the personality of my subject and is often a help in deciding on
the position of the finished sculpture.
Because modelling takes time and the clay dries each time it's exposed to air, I cover each model when I'm not working on it, to slow down the drying process.
As the porcelain dries, the texture becomes more like leather, so the process moves on from modelling by hand to sculpting with tools and I can really get down to work!
The features and fine detail of each sculpture are all done in this sculpting stage. If the clay dries too much I keep it moist by either brushing water on to it, or a water sprayer which can spray a fine mist over the whole thing.
Once a model is completed to my satisfaction, it is slowly allowed to air dry fully before it is fired in the kiln.
Because modelling takes time and the clay dries each time it's exposed to air, I cover each model when I'm not working on it, to slow down the drying process.
As the porcelain dries, the texture becomes more like leather, so the process moves on from modelling by hand to sculpting with tools and I can really get down to work!
The features and fine detail of each sculpture are all done in this sculpting stage. If the clay dries too much I keep it moist by either brushing water on to it, or a water sprayer which can spray a fine mist over the whole thing.
Once a model is completed to my satisfaction, it is slowly allowed to air dry fully before it is fired in the kiln.
