Hi, I have been asked to make 2 double sided pendants, with a fingerprint on one side and a hand/footprint on the other. However, I am not sure how to go about it and am going in circles trying to research sites to find out!

I THINK, I should press the prints into seperate pieces of clay, cut the clay shapes and let dry. Then stick together using paste, file the edges together smooth, perhaps fill the gap with paste, then fire? If this is how I do it then when they are fired together, might they pull in different directions and warp slightly in the kiln? If so, how do I stop this from happening.

OR maybe I roll out an extra thick piece and place it onto the handprint stamp and then press the fingerprint onto the top and then gently cut?

OR do I make the 2 pieces, file together without glueing with paste, so they are an even shape, fire seperately and then glue using oil?

OR have I totally got the wrong end of the stick and do it totally differently!

Any help gratefully recieved! Emma x