Medieval looking air dry clay dish

Ikat print on Clay

With nail polish I tried to use the Ikat style of painting to the clay. It looks like two heads talking... :)
Working with nail polish is a bit nasty, due to the smell and its fluidity but I am often pleased with it's end result.

Stamping on clay

Bought some cheap stamps at the 1 euro shop and made some ornaments with them. Could be used to make ornaments for kid's rooms, nursery, etc.

Air dry clay small cup

I tried using various forms to make tiny cup like objects and found this shape to be the most interesting.

Air dry clay tree

A fun and simple art for schools, nursery decoration.Using a cabbage leaf with a strong vein, i imprinted it on clay. Cut it out in a shape similar to a tree and paint it out once dried.

Air dry clay Birds and Butterfly

Fell in love with these birds. Hand cut and handmade these different sized birds are fun to have around. Hang it to strings and make a bird mobile or hang them in different areas in the house.
Fun home decor :)

 Some more birds. I applied 3d dimensional magic modge podge to each of these tiny birds. give a plastic shine to the birds.

 

I used a plastic mold for the butterfly.  :)

Cabbage art and broken leaves on clay

During one of my clay obsessions I chose to use any leaf, plant, twig as imprints since I love the natural effect. As a result I ended up imprinting parts of red cabbage which is not cooked and and removed layers and imprinted them onto clay. It was fun but one must keep on mind that all leaves and stems do not look beautiful. The top 2 stem parts were not my favorites but the golden leaf part of the cabbage was really good.

I messed up a beautiful leaf that I had picked up on the street. Felt miserable after having broken the clay piece because it was too thin. One must take utmost caution while sanding the clay especially near the thin areas. If anybody has some ideas about sanding thin areas please let me know.
:)

Air dry clay Indian lady doll

 An Indian lady in saree doll with air dry clay. I made this using a plastic bottle as base for the body and run a stick through the head and fixed it to the bottle. Wrapping an air dry clay saree around the doll was easy.

The toughest part of the process was ......The WAITING PERIOD. This seems to be the most challenging thing for me since I am too impatient to wait for the clay to dry and want to get to the result.

So I had to wait for each part to dry , then assembled each of them and again waiting till they finally dried till I could paint. It is tricky to paint faces on clay but I guess practice makes a man perfect...:)
 

Pink Clay dish

 My pink clay dish was simple to make. Just rolled out a thin layer of clay cut out a round chunk of clay and then slowly using a cylindrical object made circles on the clay.

 It was fun. Once dried, I used a pink nail polish and painted it. it did not even need a glaze but applying one would seal the piece and make it more vibrant.
I love the effect of nail polish on clay. Despite the fact it stinks while application and till the whole piece dries completely, it is worth all that.

Simple home decor , jewellery dish or just something to spice up your room.

Alpona on air dry Clay

Alpona is a famous floor design in West Bengal, a state in India. Having grown up with it, my natural instincts made me try the same on clay.

I used a knife to carve out some alpona designs. Was not completely satisfied with the outcome. I will be trying with normal paint later.

My first air dry clay jewellery dish

Using a slab of clay, i just imprinted a leaf on it and painted it white. The brushed off some grey and pink on it. Was not a complete winner but I use it as my jewellery dish.

My first trial at air dry clay

These were some of my first mold articles with air dry clay. The mold was made of plastic and I got it with a gypsum mold making kit. It was interesting to see how the clay worked. Usually I could not contain my enthusiasm and removed the clay from the molds very quickly. Later I realised that it needed minimum one day to dry up and then came out beautifully all by itself. The roses were made separately.