Ceramic Soccerball

After completing the ceramic shoe, I found an old soccer ball in my backyard.  i thought it was interesting how it was deflated.  I decided I would recreate it in clay.  The form was hard to make because the clay could not be too soft because it would not take shape.  It also couldn't be too hard, because then it would not be easy to manipulate.  Once the shape was done, I had to outline the shapes to make it recognizable as a soccer ball.   This was a very difficult process.  I printed out the shapes, but when I would trace them on, it would never match up.  With this predicament, I had to hand draw the shapes on ball.