modeling clay

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I still love using modeling clay, I love mixing plaster of Paris, I love using oil paints, and the smells!

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2023

They can also make colorful freedom shakers with tubes, wire, paper and fabric; explore Passover themes with materials like modeling clay; and design a collaborative Seder table mural with found objects.

From New York Times • May 5, 2022

But each time I felt stagnant or burned out and looked at those clay figures, I was reminded that I had made perfectly recognizable scenes out of modeling clay designed for children.

From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2021

I ordered modeling clay, too, in 24 colors, since it was cheap, and decided to forgo the rainbow sticker on Forky’s foot in favor of just making a teeny rainbow out of the clay.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2019

But my grandmother explained that no, this was a new kind of modeling clay that was easy to work with.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez