Making Ceramic Animal Sculpture

I use several types of stoneware clay and fire to 1260 c in a gas kiln.

Making ceramic animal sculpture.

Each piece i make is entirely hand built. Tiny animals made of clay are easy to make. Looking for handmade animal ceramics. You can also use an oven baked clay like sculpey.

Inspiration is often drawn from an interest in the role of animals and ancient artefacts and sustained by visits to museums and sites of antiquity both at home and abroad. Animals creatures followed by 1714 people on pinterest. Discover beautiful sculptures all handmade in the uk by talented potters and ceramic artists. This is how i teach my grade one to grade seven students to make animals out of clay starting out with the most basic shapes and then moving up to more comp.

In 1988 she earned her mfa in ceramics from the nova scotia college of art and design in halifax nova scotia. See more ideas about clay ceramic animals clay animals. If you use an air dry clay pieces will dry overnight and be ready to paint the next day. Figurative artist edrian thomidis shows how she makes a chinese crested dog in paper clay.

The animal sculptures include british wildlife farm animals dogs and cats. There are a multitude of clay sculpture techniques for ceramic artists to choose from. Lesley anne greene. Nov 22 2017 explore hope lowe s board clay.

I also make other animals found further afield such as rhinos leopards or elephants. The possibility for expression is unlimited because the malleability of clay makes it possible to bend and shape it into any shape imaginable. There is some background noise. Here is a collection of a few of my favourite ceramic animal artists.

From figure sculpting to large scale ceramic sculpture clay sculptors are making incredible ceramic sculpture. I exhibit and sell throughout the uk and model imaginative figurative sculptures using hand building techniques. Sep 20 2020 explore sylvia godlas s board clay animal sculpture followed by 346 people on pinterest.