Workshop 2 blog post 3:

Preparation and samples completed:

Some of the materials used by the client in Rose Cottage during Workshop 2
Firstly roll out a small piece of air drying clay.
Position leaf gently onto rolled out clay, press gently being careful not to move leaf
Using a wooden knife cut around the leaf, remove excess clay and tidy edges of clay leaf piece
Depending on the desired end result place the wet clay piece in a support structure to dry
Dried completed clay leaf in white clay
Completed leaf in terracotta red air dried clay

Workshops kindly funded by the Adelaide Health Foundation, Community Health Initiative Scheme 2019

Supported by The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland. Special thanks to Alan Carrick, Mary Mooney, Silva Schwer and all the staff, clients and friends of Rose Cottage.

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