Radical "dipstick" paperclay sculpture technique (199402)

Radical ceramic sculpture techniques possible with paperclay demonstrated by expert Graham Hay.

The Ancient Tribe sculpture is built from completely dry paperclay sections, joint together using a combination of water, paperclay slip and soft paperclay.

In this video, the work is recreated, illustrating the speed and immediacy possible with paperclay, when using the DipStick technique.

I have called this technique DipStick, because it is so simple (just dip in paperclay slip and stick it), that any dipstick could do it.

The sculpture was originally created in 1994.

A 1999 journal set out the steps for building it( see grahamhay.com.au/​hay1999ancient.html).

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[paperclay1]

First one was handmade porcelain paperclay

Last one was made with commercial earthenware paperclay. There were/can be fired, and there is a growing international trend towards unfired paperclay sculpture.

[mauroscop]

cool

[paperclay1]

@mauroscop thanks.

[skinnedkitten]

what kind of clay is used for this recipe exactly? doesn't water clay have to be fired to be comepletly finished? BTW your videos are very helpful!

[madman1487]

wow this was really cool hey thanks a bunch for uploading this i love your work and it really taught me allot about working with the paper clay