These flowers are made using one of the basic hand building techniques of forming clay called the coil technique. Twist and turn these coils to make beautiful flowers to decorate a nameplate, a vase or a wall frame.
Fevicryl Acrylic Colours – Light Green 12, White 27, Cerulean Blue 32, Deep Brilliant Purple 64, Fevicryl Non Sticky Shilpkar, Fine Art Brushes, Fevicryl No Stitch Fabric Glue, Colour Palette . Water Container, OHP Sheet, Sponge, Talcum Powder
Take a wooden plate cutout from a tree bark or an MDF wooden placemat or the base of your choice Leave it natural looking or you may colour it using Fevicryl Acrylic Colours We have left it natural
Take Shilpkar Resin Base and Hardener and mix it in equal quantities
Knead it to form an even white dough Leave it aside for 10 minutes to harden a little
Roll a coil of about 2-3 inches long and narrow at both the ends on an OHP sheet Roll about 12 -15 coils to make one flower Leave it for some more time if they are still very soft
Flatten the coils evenly and pinch the edges of the coils thin
Hold the coil at one end and turn the other end to make a twisted coil Repeat the same for all the coils Leave it to dry completely
Colour the twisted coils in a base coat of Acrylic Colour White Leave it to dry
Sponge dab Acrylic Colour Deep Brilliant Purple only on the twisted edges to highlight the petals
Roll the coils of about 2 - 3 inches long and narrow at both the ends on an OHP sheet to write the word "JOY" Leave it to dry completely
Colour the letters JOY in a base coat of Acrylic Colour White Leave it to dry Sponge dab a light shade of Cerulean Blue on the letters JOY Leave it to dry
Arrange all the flowers and the leaves on the wooden plate in the arrangement of your choice Stick the flowers and the letters using No Stitch Fabric Glue
Arrange the letters JOY and stick it using No Stitch Fabric Glue to complete the look
Brilliant piece of Art