Clay Flower Art

22.4.13 Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia ringens)

I've been wanting to make Dutchman's pipe out of clay for ages, and finally completed it.

There are over 500 different species of plants from the Aristolochia plant genus. Dutchman's Pipe is one of the most popular ones among the species. Majority of the species are endangered at the moment, and some are already extinct. This plant is popular in China because of it's beneficial use in Traditional Chinese Medicine as it cures acute arthritis and edema, on the other hand, it is proven that this plant is a powerful carcinogen (causes cancer) and a kidney toxin.

18.3.13 Carnation Tutorial

Priya Nanthakumar 3:26 AM 7 Comments

Materials needed:

1. Air dry clay 2. Cutters 3. Veiners 4. Oil colous 5. Frill tool 6.Cotton bud 7.Glue 8. Ponds cold creme or Vaseline.

Mix a small amount of clay with bit of white oil colour and the colour of your choice. In the tutorial, I used Winsor&Newton oil colour No.4 (cadmium orange hue) .

Apply some cream onto the plastic sheet, keep the clay in between two sheets and roll on number three position in the pasta machine. (In your pasta machine, if number 1 position is the thinnest, then roll the clay in number 3 . If number 9 is the thinnest, then roll the clay in number 7 and vice versa).

I personally think that a step-by-step tutorial with illustrations of how to make the carnation flower is enough to understand the method.

After frilling, make the cone as shown in the picture when it is semi-dry.

# Tutorial

27.2.13 Carnation and Rose

Priya Nanthakumar 4:28 AM 1 Comments

I usually like to try making different types of flowers I've never done before, instead of making the same ones I've made. However, I made a carnation again, as I was curious about experimenting this colour... Once I began to, I couldn't stop myself from continuing so I made a bunch of carnations and roses of the same colour.