Day 2, Rik Pierce Class

Most of day 2 was spent putting paperclay on the interior walls. First though we had to weave pieces of Bristol board into a basket type pattern for the "wattle". The wattle is used to hold the plaster onto the walls. After we had secured our "wattle" to the walls we added the "plaster" or paperclay. The paperclay was rolled out thin and then placed over the walls. We then used our clay tools to cut out the piece of paperclay that went over the wattle. This left a part of the wattle visible and gave a slight feeling of neglect to the house.

We were then able to work on the area around the fireplace. We painted and glued some beams in place and accented the walls around it. Some people chose to brick then entire wall, some part of the wall and others left it blank. I decided to add some "delft" style tiles surrounding the fireplace. I wanted the designs to be very small and delicate so I used a toothpick instead of a paint brush. I'm pretty happy with the result, although the tiles should probably have gone on the interior of the framing. Well, I think that was most of what we did on Day 2. I'll update more soon! Day 3 is assembly day!