Piles of artist junk. Spent most of today working with modeling clay; i've always hated clay, and sculpting in general. Not sure why; prefer wood.

I just made little clay cylinder blanks, and then sanded/carved the pots. I dried them under the oven broiler. I discover that they explode if you leave them in too long. I'd just wait until the first one exploded, and then take them out.