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Looking for hardening clay for small figures...
Our 8-yr-old boy makes tons of small figures out of clay. Every day.
He's highly devloped his skills. But he's only ever used the kind of clay that doesn't harden. We want to find a clay of equal quality which hardens. Any ideas? Here's a link to some pics of his work that should please any lover of clay art, I daresay... http://outyourbackdoor.com/article.php?id=15 . Thanks, JP |
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Looking for hardening clay for small figures...
JP, polymer clay is exactly what you are talking about. My kids loved it--my
older son still uses it now that he's a professional puppeteer and prop builder. There are many brands, all bake in an oven betwee 265 and 300 degrees F. . Check out this newsgroup, and also www.glassattic.com and www.polymerclaycentral.com for more information. -- Sarajane's Polyclay Gallery Beads-Dolls-Wearable Art www.polyclay.com see the current auctions at: http://snipurl.com/aiid wrote in message ups.com... Our 8-yr-old boy makes tons of small figures out of clay. Every day. He's highly devloped his skills. But he's only ever used the kind of clay that doesn't harden. We want to find a clay of equal quality which hardens. Any ideas? Here's a link to some pics of his work that should please any lover of clay art, I daresay... http://outyourbackdoor.com/article.php?id=15 . Thanks, JP |
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Looking for hardening clay for small figures...
JP,
Why don't you just bake his creations? It looks like his skills have advanced way beyond Model Magic (which is the kid's air dry modeling clay). And since these pictures were taken in 2003, we can only imagine what he's doing now. I used Model Magic for my kids' diaramas, and the animals broke. Your child's creations are way too artistic to trust to crumbly air dry clay. Perhaps you could get him a used oven? |
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Looking for hardening clay for small figures...
twinkiesmom wrote:
JP, Why don't you just bake his creations? It looks like his skills have advanced way beyond Model Magic (which is the kid's air dry modeling clay). And since these pictures were taken in 2003, we can only imagine what he's doing now. I used Model Magic for my kids' diaramas, and the animals broke. Your child's creations are way too artistic to trust to crumbly air dry clay. Perhaps you could get him a used oven? Check this stuff out. http://www.avesstudio.com/home.html Robert |
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