Burned Plush Bunny Made of Clay
Ana Kavčnik, Between the lines of fear and blame, glazed ceramics, 2016
Building the Basic Structure
You need 10 kg of clay
modeling tool
blue and copper glaze
black pigment
The Inside Must Be Hollow
The inside must be hollow
you built with square pieces of clay and model them with one another.
Modelation of Textures
The wall thickness is 1 cm maximum.
First you model legs, than torso of toy and than hand and head.
After you model the base you can start model the texture
Modelation of Textures
Burned texture is made by press - molding stones.
Modelation of Textures
plush surface is modeled with pinty modeling tool - smal notches
Modelation of Textures
only smooth surfaces are the nose and the eye
Adding Pigment on Fresh Clay
Add black pigment on the wet clay with presuring it with brush with coarse bristles.
After Bisque Firing and Adding Glazes
bisque firing on 950 ˙C
after that you can glaze the nose and the eye.
and again fire on 950˙C
Completed