Clay Sea Rocks
Materials
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A small block of clay
Newspaper
Plastic bag
Small cup of vinegar
Q-tip
Texturing Items (pencil, toothpick…)
To begin you will need
a small block of clay
Divide your clay into two
even sections
Use the palm of your hand to
push one section of the clay
into a round ball
Press your thumb into the center
of each ball and use your
“alligator hand” to gently pinch
one section into a bowl
Crumple up a piece of
newspaper and place the paper
ball on the inside of pinch bowl
Now it’s time for Texture! Use your
fingers, the clay stamps,
anything…be creative…to add
texture and shape to your sea rock!
Now the fun begins! Be creative
and add all the fun sea
creatures you can dream up!
Here are a few ideas!
Real Reefs
Adding Sea Life
• Vinegar is our glue!
• When adding small sea
life, use a Q-tip to
place a drop of vinegar
to your sea rock before
pressing your
decoration onto your
rock
• With larger sea life,
SLIP AND SCORE!
• Roll out a thin
worm-like piece
of clay and cut it
into 5 pieces or
more.
• Pinch the ends of
each piece to
make a point.
• Press the thicker
ends together
and decorate!
• Use a pencil to
press lines and
dots into the clay
Starfish!
• Roll the clay into
small spheres
• Use your pencil to
press the center of
each sphere into
the sea rock
• Make them out of
different sizes and
create designs on
the sides
Sea Urchin!
• Create a tiny oval
and put the sharp
tool into one end
• Use your finder to
roll the oval into
a sphere
• Remove the clay
and add it to your
rock to decorate
Coral
• Roll out as many
small clay spheres as
you want sea shells.
• Use your finger to
flatten each sphere
into into a tiny disk.
• Add texture and
decoration.
• Connect the shells by
adding vinegar to the
bottom part of the
shell and
press/smooth the
clay around the
connection.
Sea Shells
• Roll a clay
worm.
• Curl your worm
into a spiral
form.
• Texture and
decorate.
• SLIP AND
SCORE!
Conch Shell
• Roll clay into the
shape of an egg.
• Mold the clay to
create sections
that will be the tail
and fins.
• Add a side fin.
• Add texture to
create scales.
• Add an eye.
• SLIP AND SCORE!
Fish
Clay Clean-Up
• If you cannot complete the project in one
session: ut a wet paper towel on your clay and
then put both in your plastic bag.
• Press the air out of your bag and then seal so
no air can get in!
After the clay “Sea Rock” is
fired, you can add color and
shine.
Apply the watercolors boldly,
using lots of water so the color
soaks into the clay.
The colors can be softened and lightened
by gently washing them under the
faucet..More color can be added back if
necessary.
Another way to add color is with
colored pencils.