I chose to do a mold out of a small bowl. I think the molding process is a lot easier to create shapes and forms. It makes it so if you want an exact shape, you can achieve it by using a mold, but you need to make sure you do it the right way.
Overall, I don't think my piece is very successful. I think I made my piece of clay too thin, because when I took it out of the mold, it was very loose and fell down and out of shape. Also, it is hard to tell from the picture, but the top of my piece was very uneven, and it was hard to even it out to make the whole top of the piece equal and smooth.
I think that if I used a baby mold, my piece would have turned out better, and hopefully more stable and sturdy.
Next time I know to use a little bit thicker of a clay, and to wrap the object i'm using for the mold with a paper towel to get it to not stick to the clay. Also I learned to even out the slab of clay to make sure your entire piece and top of the piece is equal and smoothed out.
Overall, I don't think my piece is very successful. I think I made my piece of clay too thin, because when I took it out of the mold, it was very loose and fell down and out of shape. Also, it is hard to tell from the picture, but the top of my piece was very uneven, and it was hard to even it out to make the whole top of the piece equal and smooth.
I think that if I used a baby mold, my piece would have turned out better, and hopefully more stable and sturdy.
Next time I know to use a little bit thicker of a clay, and to wrap the object i'm using for the mold with a paper towel to get it to not stick to the clay. Also I learned to even out the slab of clay to make sure your entire piece and top of the piece is equal and smoothed out.