Bottle Slumping- Clay demo.

Equipment and Materials needed:

- Mat, rolling pin, knife, fork, waterpot, and Clay (plastic consistency).

Method/Steps:

- Cover your bottle in paper towels using masking tape.
- When you recieve the clay, flatten it using the bottom of your hand and make sure you do it evenly. Afterthat, you can use a rolling pin to make it longer.
- Make sure it is the right size for the bottle, if it isn't do it again to make sure its the right size.
- Then, trim the edges for a smoother and better result.
- After wards place the bottle onto the clay slowly, to make the shape of it.
- Afterwards, using the spare clay, roll 2 balls, and put them on the bottom of the wine bottle, to keep it well balanced and still.
- Then cross hatch 4 areas on the back of the clay.
- Using 4 small rolled up clay balls, then place it on the cross hatched areas.
- To make the balls stick on better you can dab a bit of water on the clay to make it stickier. This is called clay slip. Clay slip is the glue of it- but we are using water.
- Finally, leave it to go bone dry.

(When you have done all that, put it in the kiln at 1100'c).