Silk Clay on Stones

Decorate round stones with glass and porcelain markers. Join the limestones together with Silk Clay. Glue the hard stones (except flint) together with mounting glue. Model and attach Silk Clay figures onto individual stones without the use of glue.

Stones and Silk Clay

Spatial intelligence: Did you know that children enhance their spatial intelligence when trying to put together identical forms of different sizes?

Stones and Silk Clay

1

Collect round stones in different sizes. Preferably limestones and granite.

Stones and Silk Clay

2

Try balancing three, four or five stones on top of eachother.

Stones and Silk Clay

3

Decorate the stones with glass & porcelain markers. Make dots, stripes, eyes etc. and leave to dry.

Stones and Silk Clay

4

Model balls from black Silk Clay and place these between the stones – one at a time – to make a figure. Moisten the stones with water if the Silk Clay modelling clay does not stick. As an alternative to Silk Clay you may use mounting glue.

Stones and Silk Clay

5

Slightly larger stones may be decorated sea ??creatures, modelled from Silk Clay in different colours. Attach wiggle eyes. Attach the creatures directly onto the loose stones when they are still moist.

Stones and Silk Clay