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    STYLISED TREE SCULPTURE

    Mar 18, 2022 6 minutes

    DIFFICULTY RATING ★★★★★

    You will need:

    ■ White firing clay – earthenware or stoneware

    ■ Cutting mat

    ■ Several sheets of stiff card, tracing paper, craft knife, pencil, large protractor or compass

    ■ Rolling pin, 3-5mm thick roller guides, plastic sheet

    ■ Ribs and general wooden tools

    ■ Glaze of choice – to fit clay type

    ■ Decals (if choosing this option)

    1

    ▲ Begin by making your templates.

    Working on your cutting mat (if you have one), draw as many shapes as you can fit comfortably in a row on a sheet of card. If the card is A4, this will probably be only two.

    These will be the trees at the back of the arrangement, so they should be the largest – they will decrease in size toward the front.

    NOTE: Your trees don’t have to be the same shape as the ones we are showing here – the sculpture will be unique to you if the shapes are different.

    2

    ▲ Lay a sheet of tracing paper

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