Slip Casting

Today the junior high students dove into the clay unit by experimenting with plaster molds.  Molds for clay are a fun tool for creating shapes or designs that could not be accomplished with the usual hand building techniques.  The process is pretty simple.  I have many different plaster molds I have collected.  Slip is just clay that is watered down.  The students pour the slip into the casts and “voila” there it is. As the unit progresses and students better understand this technique, the goal then becomes to incorporate the molds into their hand built or wheel thrown sculptures in order to create original work. ❤️🎨🔔