Bunny
This is the animal she made when I learnt about paper armatures. The paper leaves a chalky white ash which can be shaken out of the cavity, and despite the hollow interior this one was still surprisingly heavy. Perhaps because the clay was rolled flat first, then applied over a core, which to my mind seemed like an ungainly way to approach constructing an organic shape. Last Saturday we built the birds (smushed clay) pat by pat. I'm very curious to see how light those pieces will be.
I'll admit I got little (a lot, actually) carried away when making the armatures, and ended up doing those without Hannah. A fact that she loudly complained about -- she just about lost interest in doing anything during the second half of pottery this past Saturday. She did have fun packing the clay on though, cheerfully squeezing the heads with her fists to make the clay stick. So, I'll move my fun to Friday nights, and Saturdays will be all about Hannah, and Hannah, and yes, more HANNAH.
A friend asked if we just did art all the time. Boy, I wish. Kids stay busy and they can't do it without trying to get you involved. I'd rather draw or be the pottery tool butler, than dress up dolls (stuffed animals at this location) or shovel play sand, and that is the unvarnished truth.
It keeps us happy.
January 29, 2008
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