DIFFICULTY RATING
YOU WILL NEED:
■ Clay of choice – earthenware or stoneware, any colour
■ General tools and ribs
■ Underglaze colours and/or glazes to decorate
BEFORE YOU BEGIN:
We are showing you how to make two birds here, each by a different method, but these are interchangeable – you might find one easier than the other.
You can aim for realism when making your head or take a more stylised approach that suggests a generic bird shape; the choice is yours.
It is worthy of note that this is quite a free way of working, where a rough, as opposed to a smooth surface, will enhance the finish rather than detract from it.
Whichever approach you take to making your first bird
