Day of the Dead Skull Cane
A Tutorial  - Page Two

By Nora Jean Gatine

When the food processor has chopped up the clay enough it will roll itself into a ball that looks like this. It picks up all the stray noogies and getting the clay out of the processor is not a problem.

If your clay is not adhering to itself like this then it is too dry. Add diluent or some mineral oil and give it another whirl in the processor.

If you've not seen this tool in my other tutorials check it out. A traditional potter's tool called a kidney. Costs about $1.00US.

Get the metal one, then take a whet stone and sharpen the straight edge like a knife. You can use it to cut, to pick up bits, pry off items from ceramic tiles after curing. Check it out.

Now, let's begin to build the skull cane.

Publisher's Note: This cane has many steps. At this point, please proceed to Nora Jean's website to continue the tutorial. You will see some of the steps there that you've seen here. Just continue in the sequence that will result in  the exact type of cane you want. There are variations in colors and design. Only you can choose how you want your finished skull cane to appear. Here is the link:  http://www.norajean.biz/Day-of-Dead-Grp.htm