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I have a large slab roller now but I use to roll clay with a pastry chef rolling pin that you buy at a restaurant supply store. On smaller slabs I use the angled slam method and then give it a quick roll. Denice

My mother bought me a mosaic kit when I was 4 but they tiles were already fired, at 11 a teacher brought in clay for the class and every one was to make their own project. Most of the kids were making the typical clunky ash tray, I decided to make an pendant for a necklace, being a voracious reader I had just read about Mau cats in Egyptian art. When I touched the soft clay and discovered that the magical material could turn into a beautiful cat pendant I was in love. My pendant hung in a display case the rest of the year. Denice

We are also enjoying a late spring and a good amount of rain and tornado's, thank you for leaving the mugs out we have had drought for 3 years. It's nice to see the ponds and creeks with water in them, our lakes haven't recovered yet, I guess I'll have to put some mugs outside. Denice

Big Lou I was just doing some research on that subject, I have a project that calls for plaster of paris I always have a bag of pottery plaster around and it's a lot cheaper than plaster of paris. Around here pottery plaster is 7 dollars for 50 lbs. and 20 for 25 lbs plaster of paris. Pottery plaster is harder more durable and less absorbent and is considered a higher quality plaster. For a hump mold I would go for the pottery plaster for durability and less absorbent. Denice

Wow your studio looks like my old basement studio except you have yours arranged better. The windows in my studio were below grade because the house had sunk so much over 100 years and my ceiling were 6 ft high so it had the dungeon feel yours doesn't. Have fun Denice