CERAMICS 1



ALEBRIJES (starfish)
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Wedge clay
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make a very large worm
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hollow out the underside
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and punch holes in it for the suction cups
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repeat this four more times
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make a ball and hollow out the underside
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make dents in the hollowed out circle for where you want the legs to go
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score and slip all the legs on to the center star
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fire
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paint purple with acrylic paint
I had to remake my alebrije because its leg fell off and I am really sad because when I left it to be fired it was completely in tact so I don't know what happened to it. It might have cracked while it dried. But I was super disappointed because I think it looks a lot better than the second one I made on the bottom. I think I just thinned out the legs to much and I needed to add more clay on top of the middle to give it dimension like the first one . I did enjoy this project because I love starfish and I made it really early so I had plenty of time to re make it.