# Intervention 02 : Experimentation with clay As my second intervention, I wanted to interact with the clay which I had sourced two weeks back, as a way to investigate the similarities and differences in the material. Drying process : After processing the clay, I left it out to dry naturally. It took around a week and a half. I kept checking until it was almost dry. At one point, it looked like pure chocolate :)

Excited to experiment with it!

### Temper To make the clay usable and to even out the drying process without cracking, 20% sand has to be added to the clay before making objects. ### Experimentation Plan 1. 1/3 Clay without temper : To understand the behaviour of clay without additives 2. 2/3 Clay with temper 3. 3/3 Clay with Semolina as temper : Adding mycelium to test if temper can become food for mycelium #### Reflection {% file src="/files/gtXy5tcKeGVP6x4sfs0N" %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://maithilis.gitbook.io/mdef-archive/terms/term-2/design-studio-02/intervention-02-experimentation-with-clay.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.