Don't give up...spoons, butter knives, and forks can be effective temporary tools!

I'm gonna have to try :O

"With every step towards a new path, you will be faced with obstacles. You have many options, including turning around to travel the safer, known paths. But often times, those obstacles are necessary to test ourselves, make mistakes, learn and press forward. Let your new found knowledge and experience guide you as you push into the unknown. The experiences you gain on your path inevitably with come to the aid of others you encounter."

Words of wisdom that has been the fuel for my fire in life. I hope you push a little more on the path of clay, and succeed. Mayhaps learn clay and Blender, and use them in tandem.

Challenge as a means of self-improvement, I like it ^^

I tried buying some air dry clay, and read so many terrible reviews about the different brands I didn't.

I wouldn't mind some oven-fired stuff, that seems like it would be safe enough.

Also pumpkin carving tools help.

Somehow I thought that working with oven-fired clay would cause more hassle but I couldn't be more wrong D: