How To Make A Ceramic Poppy

Depending on the type of clay you use you may need to use a kiln to make sure your ceramics are safe to use.

How to make a ceramic poppy.

A tour of the factory in derby where hundreds of thousands of ceramic poppies are being made for the world war one memorial at the tower of london. Use your fingers or the shaping mat to slightly curl the edges of one poppy stamen pieces. Cold porcelain flowers christina wallis 3 826 views. Use your fingers to make the petals bend over slightly at the ends.

Then you could create a stem with the under clay. The link below shows you how to make a poppy using normal clay. Making ceramics is a fun and interesting hobby for people of all ages and abilities. Then add the other two petals like below.

We re holding a two day workshop where you ll be able to experience using clay and producing your unique poppy following a step by step process. Carolyn clayton shows you how to make a poppy out of bone china clay. Make the paper poppy center. To see what poppy flower people i have for sale click here.

Repeat the process with the 3 point petals until all four petals have been layered together. Below is a video of me making a poppy out of bone china clay. Make sure to alternate the petals so they are not directly stacked. Behind the scenes as ceramic poppies are created for a spectacular display at the tower of london to mark 100 days since britain went to war with germany in 1914.

Create your own giant ceramic poppy for remembrance day. Move to the two remaining 3 point petals. I have used this poppy to go on one of my flower ladies. Once you know the basics you ll be able to start creating your own pieces at home.

The workshop will be held over two friday evenings.