After using wood clay in two separate clay-play sessions - one that frustrated me a bit, and one that went much more smoothly - I’ve already learned a lot about what this clay can do, struggles with, and how to get better results. If you’re thinking about trying wood clay, or you’ve tried it once and felt unsure, here’s everything I discovered...

I was given a challenge: to create two horse head masks for two actors to wear in a production of Cinderella. Luckily they didn't need to be donned especially quickly, and they were not going to be doing any excessive (or non-horse-like) movement while wearing them. However, they did need to be light, easy to put on and allow for visibility. Cue thinking time. Much thinking time. So often, much of the creative process is just mulling stuff over...while driving to wor