This project allows for a lot of creativity as the student thinks of objects to place in their clay house!
Each student is given a small block of clay. The back needs to be hollowed out with a trimming tool before hand creating a spooky cave and allowing the clay to dry evenly. This project will need to dry slowly for at least two weeks.
Spider legs, pumpkins, bats and ghosts are made in miniature to be attached to the house with clay slip.
The cave in the back has glued in creepy critters. Of course, clay slip is the glue.
Windows are carved out with a trimming tool and pumpkins glued in.
A chimney on top and climbing skeleton hangs on the side.
A door creaks open to reveal a bat or ghost!
This clay door is wide open to unleash the terrors within!
Village of the abandoned and adorned.
These were made with low fire white clay fired to cone 04. Dry very slowly for at least two weeks or more. I set a fan on them at the end. If the clay is cold on your cheek it is not ready to bisque fire. Continue to dry or load kiln and candle it with only the lowest switch on low for two hours with the lid ajar. Turn off, close lid and leave it alone for a day. Feel the clay again for dryness before doing the actual bisque firing. These can blow up during firing due to their thickness.
Glaze with cone 04 glaze then glaze fire.
Over the many years of doing this project the glaze used that year really makes the piece.
This is my original idea that I have never seen anywhere else. Please link to me if your class uses my idea.
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