Testing and Research

Another test I was running was creating different types of 'tentacles', The first few I created were thin flat pieces of clay with a hole in the top but these were quick to break and looked very stagnant and heavy . (pictured above) My second option was to extrude small coils and add a loop of kiln safe wire to the top as a hook to hang from. These were also mega fiddly to work with and would also very easily break, but it was worth it because I could get the swirly shapes that gave the piece movement.

The kiln was very full and I definitely made too many beads! But now it was time to try and assemble so I could figure out how to glaze.

Once I had assembled the beads and discs together I came to the realisation that the proportions weren't quite what I thought they would be and the beads were way to big. I also felt with the bell head it was too big over all and were really heavy so I decided I wanted to create a smaller version next.

The extruded coil pieces held up well and are exactly what I wanted, even though I broke a few and the tiny wire hooks are a pain to make, they were the best option to represent the tentacles. So it was back to the making board to make everything a bit smaller for the much smaller jellyfish.