Clay used to add onto an armature, Not to be Fired. Taxidermy air dry clay will stick to an armature without cracking, this unique feature of this clay makes it useful for taxidermy as it is added to a basic animal form and then used to accent muscles and features like eye sockets.
A few words here about decorating
The evolution of a fiberclay action figure.
Use an armature made of metal rebar or tent nails you make a base and let it dry completly. Then add on everything to make a sculpture.
You cannot fire clay with a metal armature as the clay will shrink and the metal will not. The dry sculpture is painted with acrylic paints treated with a hardening agent.
Rebar legs imbeded in a base of wet Taxidermy Clay. There is a energy drink can inside the body to take up space.
This photo illistrates dry to dry attachments, paint both sides with slip made from fiber clay and use a small piece of the clay as "denture cream"(also coated with slip) to fill in any gaps. Push it all together and wipe off any excess clay.
Questions or comments? Get in touch:New Mexico Clay in Albuquerque has been making clay for 35 years we have over 40 unique clay bodies and make custom clay for artists all over the country. We make casting slips, Terra Sigilatta and are the wholesale distributor for Duncan and Mayco, Laguna clay and Amaco and Coyote glazes.