A must for any potter who wants to build big and avoid cracking! Not only is paper clay a must for large pieces, it is also lighter.

We will be learning how to make paper clay, to modify paper clay and how to repair, build dry to dry, soft to dry and dry to soft paper clay.

This includes how to select paper and use it to make paper clay in small and large volumes; how to modify existing paper clay; quick ways of drying paper clay. Plus how to repair breaks, or join dry to dry, join soft to dry and join it dry to soft.

At the end of this introductory workshop you will have enough information to begin experimenting with paper clay, whether you buy it already made from your local clay supplier or make it yourself. You will know what to do to avoid some of the pitfalls along the way, as well as be aware of some of the new ways of building with paper clay compared to traditional clay.

• Paperclay introduction - what is paper clay? Artistic, creative, and technical aspects of these materials

• Understanding differences between paper clay and regular clay in general

• How to make paper clay

• Explore different ways of modeling - hand building, slabs, coils, molds, armatures, use of other organic material