I've been reclaiming clay again for the last few days. The picture above shows the mountain before I started dividing and wedging. It was still very wet, but my plaster slab was so waterlogged I couldn't use it any more, so I cracked on regardless.
This pic. shows the result so far. I'll need to let it dry out for at least another day before I wedge and knead it again. Hopefully by then it will be firm enough. The sun is out again which I hope will help.
So far as I wedged it I've found a clay stamp and a piece of chamois leather. I believe somewhere in the bin of clay is a mounted pin...I'm not looking forward to finding that!
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Good Gracious Mark!! When you say you are reclaiming clay, you're not kidding! It amazing what you can lose in clay and not even know it. I found a mud rib that I forgot I even had. I like your new page setup.
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oh wedging is the absolute worst! throw a pin in the mess and YOUCH! good luck! (then come to my house and wedge up my gunk lol)
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wow, that looks like a LOT of wedging.....
I have so far found my chamois in the reclaimed clay, but that didn't sting me! Be careful! :-)
grtz,
Monique