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Leaves Balloon pot 5
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Comment by Nadine Mercader on April 10, 2014 at 1:57pm
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When they are leather hard and I can remove the balloon then I place them over a bowl with a soft towel over it and that acts as an armature allowing me to work on it fairly easily. I place the bowl on a banding wheel and I paint the shellac on. I allow the shellac to dry for a minimum of one hour and then I carefully wash away. I have learned that one has to rub gently with the wet sponge and wash the sponge frequently. I have been too vigorous in my approach with the sponge and that is when some gets erased. I love the bas relief effect that it provides.
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Pretty cool trick Nadine. Looks like the pot might be kind of hard to manipulate while you are washing. Mine are much smaller and I just hold them upside down by the foot.
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The clay is laid on top of the balloon which creates the shape. The foot is at the very top of the balloon when I am building. Once the clay is leather hard the air in the balloon is released and then the piece is flipped over onto it's foot. These happen to be planters so I leave a hole in the center of the foot. The balloon has to be fairly strong so that you don't pop it! I use the 16"bouncing balloons that kids play with. I buy them at the dollar store.
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are you saying you used a balloon as your mold?? can't wait to see them glazed!
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