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Feats of Clay


The housemates have finished their mini pottery task.

Dan and Nadia succeeded in making a vase of sorts. It might not fetch millions at auction, but it looks like it could hold some flowers.

Michelle and Jason were the next chained pair to try the potter's wheel. It looked like they were a smooth-running team as Jason's left hand shaped the outside of the vase and Michelle's right moulded the inside.

Their design was more ambitious than Dan and Nads' slightly stunted effort, but with that comes a greater degree of difficulty. They were soon having problems with the clay at the top of the vase flopping about and getting out of shape.

But they repaired the damage and got into a rhythm again to produce a quite acceptable-looking vase.

Next up were Stuart and Shell. Shell has ambitions of being a sculptress and immediately showed a technique the others lacked.

Building from the bottom, Shell, with Stu's help, moulded a spectacular but undeniably phallic piece.

"Could you take that, Dan?" asked Jason.

"Probably not," he replied.

Michelle told Nadia she thought her and Dan's vase was the best, though she was also proud of hers and Jason's. Whatever, it wasn't Stuart and Shell's.

"That's just show-off city," said Jason of the most crafted piece produced.

As part of the mini-task housemates then voted on whose vase had the best shape. They went for Dan and Nadia's and the pair went off to the Diary Room to pick up a reward.

"Well done guys," grinned Michelle. "I'm so pleased you guys got it."

But Shell and Stu were pleased with their effort, admiring it despite their defeat.

"Not quite good enough," said Michelle cheerfully behind them.

The winning duo returned from the Diary Room with a reward of choccies, which they've generously agreed to share with the group when this week's task is over.

Let's hope the chocoholics in the House don't suffer the same weak will as the nicotine fiends...

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