This is how to make a bone china clay Anemone flower.
Bone china clay is the best flower making clay if want crack free beautiful delicate clay flowers. They will need to be fired to 1230c.
What you will need:
1. Bone china Clay.
2. Vegetable or sunflower oil for fingers.
3. Smooth mat surface which you can add oil.
4. (optional) A grooved textured flat surface. I have a rubber stamp which was given to me by someone from Wedgwood. Coalport use to use hand made clay ones. A sample of grooved wall paper would work or anything with grooves.
5. Comb
Making the Centre
1. Use a sieve to push a small sausage sized shape into a sieve.
2. Use your fingers around the side to push and shape to make a nice round centre.
3. Create a long sausage shape and press down one edge to make a wedge.
4. Using a comb create the stamens by dragging the comb as seen in image.
5. Add the combed clay section around the centre to create stamens like in the image.
Set aside.
Making the Petals
6. Create a sausage shape of clay and press around the top to make the shape below.
7. Pinch the base of the petal to create the shape shown in the image.
Make 5 and set aside
Putting the Flower Together
8. Put the petals around the centre like image.
9.Use finger and thumb to gently make the petals edge curl over. (like the image of the rose below)
10. Hold the anemone flower from underneath and using your fingertips turn the flower upside down and gently twisting the flower back and forth to turn it into a thin stem. You can let gravity help but be careful not to drop it.
Comments (36)
I have been a potter for 40 years and never thought of oiling my fingers when doing fine detail work such as a flower…great tip, thank you.
Your welcome.
thank you
j adore faire des roses en céramique mais ce conseil m est bien utile merci beaucoup
Je vous en prie
Hermoso!!!gracias
Where would one purchase bone çhina çlay ?
From a ceramic store. Search on Google. In the UK I use Valentines Clay Ltd.
Oh what a beautiful & instructional technique. Thank you so very much!
Your very welcome
It’s amazing flower 😊
What other brand clay I could use for making this flower?
Bone china is the best for small flowers. But any soft clay will work. I make flowers out of all clays.
Amazing! I visit carehomes with my clay and will definetly try to make your beautiful flowers with the lovely ladies😊thank you for sharing Carolyn x
Your very welcome!
Thanks for the tutorial. But, you did’nt explain how you finished the petals. How did you make the tip of the petal and curled the petals?
Thanks for the reminder, I have been meaning to take a picture of this… For now I have added an extra step using a picture of a rose flower to explain that part. Take another look now..
This is beautiful. I work with porcelain and am going to try to make some of these for my mother for Mother’s Day. She loves flower and I know this would make a very special gift for her. Thanks so much for the tutorial!
Thanks Sharyn, good luck making one for your mother.
Beautiful!!!😍😍
I love your work !
Just beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
bonjours
tres heureuse de visiter votre site de ceramique je fais de la ceramique depuis plusieures annee et en autre j adore faire des rose merci pour vos conseils pour l anemone tres astucieux et magnique a bientot (meme a 78 ans la passion reste) GG
Are these flowers washable..if we fire it.
Yes you can wash all ceramics.
Can we bake this in a regular oven or does iT have to be in a ceramic oven?
Thank you for sharing these tips. You are very kind!
belo trabalho uma verdadeira arte
How long do you fire at 1230f?
Bone china I slow bisc so spend about 8 hours getting to 500c, then I let kiln got to full temperature as fast as it can. Takes about 24 hours including cooling time.
Very beautiful. What kind of board did you use to get the design on the petals?
I used the stamp as pictures show.
Thank you for sharing!!! Do you have more videos or slides showing more flower work? Instagram or YouTube? Your flower is beautiful!
It made me so happy to imagine the things I can do after your tips and expertize. God bless you-
Hi. What lovely flowers but where do you put them for drying without squashing them?!
I have specially made wooden racks with holes in.
Do you have gum arabic added to your bone china clay? Do you know of a vendor for bone china clay in the US?
(soz for late reply) Its already added when I order Bone china flower making clay. I don’t know a vendor in US sorry.