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Clay modelling Tag

28 Feb

Today for our homeschool handicraft lesson, we are going to make a clay model of a poppy capsule. We are working our way through the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Hermione Unwin. The poppy capsule is model #32, and once again, presented a real challenge to find! First of all, it's wintertime, and secondly, I've never seen an actual poppy grow near us. So, in what appears to be our norm, we found an alternate solution - a dried seed capsule of some sort. Along with a few pictures, we were able to make a poppy capsule....

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14 Feb

We are officially half-way through the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Hermione Unwin! After getting through 30 models, and with 30 more to go, we decided to treat ourselves with a new block of terra cotta clay. Our first block was getting old and hard, which makes it tougher to work with. Our new block was fresh and soft, which made our work more enjoyable - and that's always worth it! (Pro Tip: Try to purchase your clay at your local craft store. Presumably because of the weight, they are twice as expensive online!) A new...

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31 Jan

Let's make a clay model of a Brazil nut! As part of our homeschool handicrafts curriculum, we are working our way through the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Hermione Unwin. This is model #30, which has us halfway through the book! This seemed an impossible task when we started, so I'm pretty proud of us. If you are following along with us, creating each model along the way, I am so proud of you too! This is a process that takes commitment and a determination to get better, and that is so admirable. What are Brazil nuts? Brazil nuts are large,...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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17 Jan

As we work our way through the book,  A Manual of Clay-Modelling, I sometimes stop and laugh at the models chosen. This week it was a clay model of an octagonal cigar ash tray. It made me think of Victorian-era men, retiring to the parlor to smoke cigars and play cards. Clearly, we do not have any use for a cigar ash tray. Was there any way we could convert this project into something useful? Materials Needed The book, A Manual of Clay Modelling by Hermione Unwin (or free online HERE) Modeling Clay (the book suggests red terra cotta clay) Clay modeling tools (this kit includes many...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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03 Jan

Who knew it would be so difficult to make a clay model of a Jerusalem artichoke?! But it's not the making of the clay model that is difficult, it's finding the Jerusalem artichoke! More often than not, finding the object is the most challenging task of the entire project. My working theory is that the book we are working through, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Unwin was written in England back in the early 1900s. Maybe broad beans and cockle shells were hanging out on street corners back then. Things are apparently a little different here...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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13 Dec

Today we are going to be making a clay model of an ivy leaf. We are working through the book, A Manual of Clay-Modelling by Hermione Unwin and this is model #27. If you've been following along with us, you'll know that we've made leaves before, so we will be referring back to those models as we work through this one. As homeschoolers, this is part of our Charlotte Mason education. Did we have an ivy plant growing in our home? No. So again we set out to find the object for our clay modelling...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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