Clay pots in the style of Maria Martinez

We used air dry clay for this project .First we rolled a ball about fist size .

Then flattened it out by patting it in our hands. We then got a bowl lined the inside with plastic wrap and pressed this disc into it. Then we took more clay rolled it between our palms into a long snake .
We wet the top edge of the clay disc with water and then placed the long strip on the top edge smoothing and pinching to join them. We repeated this until  the  pot reached above the top of the bowl 

We left them to dry a few days and then painted them.

Real life shot of the process complete with diaper clad toddler hidding under the art table