Learn how to make a sculpture

“I wouldn’t say it was difficult, but it was definitely a learning experience! I learned that crayola air dry clay is really brittle and also, the sculpture shouldn’t be solidly made of clay. The body and legs kept cracking, and I ended up patching them with acrylic paint that halfway worked lol And I didn’t know another way I could make the wings, so what I did was hot glue fabric to the wing fingers, soak the fabric with water, and then apply the clay on top so the texture was more uniform. Then I did the details and the paint. I want to make another Toothless once school is over. Had to give this one away pretty much as soon as I finished for a Secret Santa. But yeah! That’s how I made my first sculpture!”

“I've been excited about using the wheel from day one of sculpture class, and I finally was able to give it a try! I quickly learned that it wasn't as easy as Ms. Sudkamp made it look. I grabbed a glob of clay and wedged it before throwing it on the wheel to start. Next, I had to try and center the clay before I started creating a shape. It was hard to have good control of the clay as it spun around, and I often had to get my hands wet to keep the clay from drying out. I used pressure until I had control of the clay, then I just played around on the wheel. I made the clay go upwards at first, making a vase shape, and then used pressure and my thumbs to make it into a bowl. I didn't end up keeping the piece I made because I left the chunk of clay there for another person to use that was waiting. It was more challenging than I expected to keep control of the clay, but I really enjoyed it. I loved how it felt and I thought it was fascinating to watch as well.”