Salt ceramic

Salt ceramic, also called Victorian salt clay is a traditional salt-based modeling medium.

Composition

It is an air-dry modeling clay,[1] which is commonly made in the kitchen by combining one part corn starch with two parts table salt and heated and stirred till it stiffens to a dough-like consistency.[2] It is then placed on wax paper to cool before kneading.[3]

Coloring

The clay is naturally white, but is often colored by mixing in food color or paint after kneading.[4]

Techniques

Salt ceramic dries to a coarse[5] stone-like texture,[6] and so is often used in folk craft and children's art. Like other air-dried modeling compounds, it is not suitable for vessels that will contain liquids.

Popular uses of salt ceramic include making jewelry[7] and Christmas ornaments.[8]

In jewelry making, it can be rolled into balls and formed into beads,[9] or pressed into various shapes. In making Christmas ornaments it is sometimes made into balls, similar to the bead-making process,[10] or rolled out with a rolling pin and cut with cookie cutters and painted.[11]

Finishing

It takes about two days for the objects to dry. It is known to take paint well, once hardened.[12] It is often coated with acrylic, once hardened, to protect it from moisture.

Related modeling media

References

  1. ↑ The FOURnet Information Network. "Air-Dry Clay - Recipe - Cooks.com".
  2. ↑ "Art Recipes: Doughs".
  3. ↑ "Victorian Salt Clay". Crafts.
  4. ↑ "Victorian Salt Clay". Crafts.
  5. ↑ http://www.theartfulcrafter.com/craft-ideas-nine.html
  6. ↑ "Notebook".
  7. ↑ "Victorian Salt Clay". Crafts.
  8. ↑ "Notebook".
  9. ↑ "Notebook".
  10. ↑ "Notebook".
  11. ↑ "Dough Ornaments".
  12. ↑ "Notebook".
  13. ↑ "Kitchen Craft Clay".

See also

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