Interesting abstract images can be created by folding strips of different-colored clay together, flattening them out, and then folding them again, repeating this process until the final result is a relatively tight mosaic of "woven" patterns.
ˈɪntɹɛstɪŋ ˈæbstɹækt ˈɪmɪdʒᵻz kæn biː kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ fˈoʊldɪŋ stɹˈɪps ʌv dˈɪfɹəntkˈʌlɚd klˈeɪ təɡˈɛðɚ, flˈæʔn̩ɪŋ ðˌɛm ˈaʊt, ænd ðˈɛn fˈoʊldɪŋ ðˌɛm ɐɡˈɛn, ɹᵻpˈiːɾɪŋ ðɪs pɹˈɑːsɛs ʌntˈɪl ðə fˈaɪnəl ɹɪzˈʌlt ɪz ɐ ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli tˈaɪt məsˈeɪɪk ʌv "wˈoʊvən" pˈætɚnz.