Tips for preserving paper clay with Antoinette Badenhorst

Paper clay is many times used by ceramic artists to make the construction of sculptures easier. Antoinette Badenhorst demonstrates how she uses paper clay to create translucent porcelain vessels. Paper clay burns out in the pottery kiln and does not really affects the final outcome of the sculpture. It helps with the forming and sculpturing.

Carving with porcelain clay may be challenging because of the paper that is in the clay.

If you store the wet paper clay, it changes color and does not have a good smell.

The tip for storing paper clay is to roll it into a tile. Let it dry out completely. Store it as you will store normal tiles. No smell, no hustle, no coloring.

When you want to use it again, wrap it in a wet cloth like a towel. Let it soak in the water for about an hour. Unwrap the towel and use the paper clay as if you just made it.

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