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DIY Texture Clay Stamps & Soft Slab Projects

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This project is designed for teaching clay remotely to students who are learning from home. We will create DIY texture stamps using basic craft materials for use with modeling, air-dry or firing clays. Three different simple hand-building projects will be demonstrated using textured soft slabs.

Materials List

  • Clay: use modeling or craft clay if ceramic clays are not available. Note: Amaco Self-hardening and air dry clays are available at most craft retailers as well as on-line education suppliers.
  • Fettling knife / kitchen knife
  • Small loop tool / pin in pencil*
  • Pencil
  • Rubber scraper / plastic gift card
  • Needle tool / bamboo skewer
  • Plastic wrap
  • Paint brush
  • Paper plate
  • Paper
  • Scissors

*Optional supplies for making a small loop tool:

  • Pliers
  • Wire cutter
  • Long quilting pin
  • Pencil with eraser

Download the step-by-step slideshows here: 

Preparation

  1. Create 2-3 cubes and thick coils of clay and allow to dry to leather-heard for carving into stamps.
  2. Roll out 1-3 moist slabs of clay (approx. 8x10 each) and cover them with plastic.

DIY Clay Stamps