Have you tried crochet doilies or anything that has been crocheted makes a
nice imprint. I have used lace and it looks really cool. I've used those
tiny pastas that's shaped like a tiny teardrop and they worked well. The
ones that are about the size of a rice. They just get soft in the wet clay
after a while. They will burn out or you can remove them later with a needle
tool if they bother you. I've thought of, but haven't done it yet, alphabet
pasta. Tree bark is really cool if you can find some that is really textured
nicely. I've used clippings from all kinds of weeds or trees in my yard and
they look really cool. Well you ought to have some pretty good ideas. I'm
sure you will start looking at everything in a different way. Just get a wet
clay pad and start pressing different things in it to see how it comes out.
Rub it smooth again and try something else till you find some things that
you like. Then start pressing them into your made pieces. With foliage you
can leave it in to burn out later or you can remove it after it's been
impressed.
Have fun,
Crystal
"Meridith Davis" wrote in message
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| Hi. I am new to this news group. I am taking a ceramics 2 class this
| semester at college. I have been enjoying lately using material pieces to
| texture my clay. What I am needing help on for idea is on using other
items.
| I have heard something about using items like grass and such to texture
| pieces, but didn't know if theres some do's and don'ts along with it. My
| instructor only recomends using cloth's, which im bored with now, though
an
| idea that I came across tonight about using lace could be an interesting
| texture.
|
| Ideas of any type are welcome. Oh, I had seen on some site online, the use
| of rice for texture. But it mentioned that any pieces that had been left
in
| would 'pop' out, not just burn up. I am not sure if that would be safe for
| other pottery being fired at the same time as mine, considering that I am
in
| a class, so could be as many as 50 other pieces being fired at the same
time
| as mine, that belong to other students.
|
| Thanks
|
| Meridith
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