Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Cobra stamp for mugs

I've been working on a project for a friend. I made the cobra stamp from an impression I took off a car medallion. If you know your cars, you'll know which one. The details came out better than I expected. A little corn starch, dusted on first, helped the clay release. Applying the cobra to the cylinder was more challenging. The clay had to be soft enough to bend to the curve of the mug, but hard enough to maintain the detail when attaching. Tomorrow and the next day, I glaze and fire.

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