TG Handmade Decor

These ceramic, trinket trays have been slab built, then glazed with non-toxic, Mayco, Stroke & Coat Wonderglaze.  *Slab build means that you are not using a throwing wheel but, rather, you are rolling out the clay to a desired thickness. In this instance both of these trays were rolled out to a thickness of 1/4 inch. This is made easy by using a kitchen rolling pin, and two slats of wood. After rolling out the basic slabs for the trays, I roughly sketched in my design with a craft knife. I built the frog and dragonfly by shaping small pieces of clay in the form I needed. For example, a loose, oval shape for the face of the frog. This part of the process does not need to be exacting. I then scored the back of the clay, as well as the surface of the slab, and glued them together with slip.  *Slip is the material that forms when dried clay is added to water. When beginning, dropping extra bits of clay into a jar of water is perfect. Next, I took my sculpting tools, and a smal...