1) I plan on putting clear glaze on the swans like pictured. I plan on putting acrylic on the rest of my piece (either pink or purple for the flower and blue for the rest). That's all I am planning for now. 2) So far, sculpting the box has been the most difficult part. The swans were the hardest of this because getting their shape was one thing, while getting them to not break apart was another. The swan that's sort of the focal point of the photo is my worst one. 3) The lid is what I find the most successful because I like the way the edges are and their texture. Also the flower on it doesn't look that bad. 4) My process up to this point: First, I rolled the clay into slabs and cut out the sides of my box from the template I made. Next, I scored and slipped to attach the four sides together. I rolled out more clay slabs and traced the outline of my box for the bottom and the lid. I then attached the bottom by scoring and slipping. Next, I trimmed the top so that it lined up okay with the box before making a divot to open the lid and put little pieces of clay underneath the lid to prevent it from sliding off the box. From here I cut little lines all over my box to sort of mimic water and because it looked kind of cool. Then I made a bunch of little petals and pressed them together to form the flower on top. The final part of sculpting my box was to make the swans. I made a template so that they would be about even and scored and slipped them onto the box. From here my box sat for a few days as greenware. Then it was bisque fired in the kiln.
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