The director selected the older girl groups to try out working with clay, and what a success it was- I can't wait to include clay working with all ages next year!
After I took a poll with a few clay-working projects, the vast majority of girls wanted to make cupcakes!
We started by using a silicone molds for the bottom of the cupcakes to get the zigzag textured effect. I sprayed them lightly with WD-40 so the clay wouldn't stick. Students started by making a small pinch pot on the table and transferring them to the molds until desired shape was achieved.
The next step was to make a second pinch pot for the top of the cup cake. This one was made by hand without a mold, we put a coil along the inside of the top pinch pot to keep it from sliding off the base pinch pot once fired. Students decorated the top of the cup cake with different shapes like cherries and sprinkles before the firing.
Once the pieces were fired, we painted them with acrylic paint and allowed to dry. We finished them off Modge-Podge to make them shine. They looked fantastic!
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