Here is a partly made bead in art clay silver. I have rolled out a thin sheet of clay over my new photopolymer plate. I then moisten the back of the clay to give it maximum flexibility while I drape it over a form. I leave it on a warming plate to dry and when I is dry roll out another sheet, place the part made bead onto it and trim it around with fine nail scissors. I have found that cutting the sheet with scissors creates less distortion of the edges of the clay sheet than trying to trim it with a knife or blade. I am in the process of constructing a series of irregularly shaped beads for a bracelet. I drill the holes once the clay bead is fully formed and bone dry, just prior to firing.
lynneglazzard
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