The Alis Layer with Pigments: The Squid Turns Blue

Finally! It was time for colors! As I said, I bought natuaral clay pigments from a natural building supply in town. I made a mix of 2 parts sand, 2 parts clay-rich soil, 1 part cooked flour paste, .5 part medium mica flakes, as much pigment as possible (dumped all I had in, about .5 part).



We mixed water in until it held the consistency of sour cream: Sparkly, Blue, Green and Brown Sour Cream. Then we just globbed it on with cut out yogurt container tops and trowells and fingers.



Later we will add more color as needed. When it is completely dry we will buff out the mica sparkles with warm water and a well-wrung sponge.











The soil provides an amazing pallate of colors. The actual Vampire Squid is black with red eyes that change to blue, depending on the photograph. But what does color mean at the vast dark places of the sea floor? Our squid, we believe, is perfect in blue and green.