Autumn Vase by Kim Hale

Autumn Vase

Designed by Kim Hale

Materials:

Glass Vase

Makin's Clay® - Green, Earth Tones 

                         - Cutting Mat 

                         - Ultimate Clay Machine™

                         - Leaves Push Mold 

Inca Gold 

Burnt Umber oil paint 

Instructions:

   

This was a pretty simple project, but takes a few days because of the drying time.

Roll a sheet of  green Makin’s Clay® through the Ultimate Clay Machine™ a few times until it is the desired thickness.  Be sure to start at setting #1 and move progressively upwards 1 setting at time until you reach the desired thickness.  Cover the entire vase with the sheet of clay.  You can see in the photo I had to piece some clay in spots, but it will cover with leaves so it was not a big deal.

Next make the leaves.  I knew I wanted a variety of colors so I  made green to start and placed them on the vase.  I left this aside to dry and made more leaves in other colors I used the “Earth Tones” package of clay colors for this
project. When working in the round like this you need to let one layer dry before adding the next or you will ruin the details on the leaves.  I did have to go back with a needle tool and put lines back in the leaves. 

After the first set of leaves were dry added the other colors and let those dry. 

To make it more rustic looking I used oil paint in “burnt umber” and covered the whole piece. Wipe away the excess, leaving just the veins to pop. I prefer the look of the oil paint over the acrylic paint, it is a little more messy, but the results are worth it.  This leaves your project with a suede look.  I decided it needed a little sheen. So I used “inca gold” guilders paste on the edges of the leaves and around the top of the vase.  

The project is now complete, however the oil paint will take a few days to dry so let it sit for a few days before using it. I also made a small bowl with leaves to go with the vase. It is not food safe, but will be nice as a table decoration.