From past experience with trying to incorporate slip-soaked yarn with other clay slabs, I discovered that they drive differently, which leads to cracking. So, I tried making my slabs from paper clay.

The texture of clay combined with soggy toilet paper pulp is very light and fluffy. It is easier to manipulate because the cellulose fibres give it more strength and flexibility. It also dries more slowly because the fibres hold on to moisture, so it is less prone to cracking. It is fun to work with, but it is less useful for functional pieces because it is more porous and may leak. For sculptural pieces it is great.

Here I am making paper clay. I could just let it dry after mixing the toilet paper and slip, but you can see in the following gallery I get tired of waiting and wedge it into a different clay body.