Clay Garden Sphere

Susan Ryles sculpts a garden sphere with speckled stoneware clay.

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Steps 6-7
6. Pinch the clay together and smooth it with your fingers to cover the entire surface of the balloon.

7. Continue smoothing and shaping the clay around the balloon with a rubber rib until it becomes a nice round sphere.