Processing Native Clay
This is how I process the local clays that I dig. Most of the clays around my house are sandy and I remove the sand and other stuff like leaves and roots. I should have …
This is how I process the local clays that I dig. Most of the clays around my house are sandy and I remove the sand and other stuff like leaves and roots. I should have …
I haven’t tested any new clays for a while, just different tests on clays I can find around my house. This clay comes from a small community in the far Southeast corner of Oklahoma called …
These are tests of some of my local clays. The red clay is my reclaim. I may have gotten lucky with this batch as there is a bit of kiln wash stuck to the bottom …
Pottery uses only ingredients that are normally found in nature. If you compare the chemistry of a normal clay body to various rocks, you will find they are remarkably similar. Glazes as well, only contain …