Clay!
We have the most beautiful clay body selection and the best prices!
All clays are $10 for a 12.5lb bag except porcelain which is $15. If you want a big square twenty five pound block of clay, then change your order quantity to 2 of the same type.
We only sell ceramic clay to currently enrolled students, so please don't go buying any if you are not enrolled…this term. During checkout you will be asked to provide details pertaining to the class in which you are enrolled so that we can “deliver” your clay to your shelf… please make room on your shelf before ordering.
Here's a little info about each clay and what makes it oh so special.
White Stone
Shrinkage 14, absorption 2
Our tried and true former studio clay. This is the most reliable cone six (lite) stoneware and in its fired mature state, seriously resembles cone ten white stoneware. It has wonderful thermal shock resistance and works well with all glazes. This is a great beginner-friendly clay.
Terracotta
Shrinkage 13, absorption 2
This name is a misnomer as terracotta typically describes lowfire earthenware. This is Terracotta 2.0! An iron-rich luscious clay that when fired to maturity at cone six, will absolutely knock your socks off with its natural earth rust red. Not recommended for beginners as it's a pain in the tuckus to clean up. No but for real, you need to clean your wheel and change your bucket like four times before the iron is all mopped up.
Porcelain
Shrinkage 13, absorption 0
Porcelain at cone six? Impossible! Don’t be a clay snob, its here and its lovely! This ultra smooth, ultra white clay body lives up to its name by being completely water tight. Yes! That means that you don’t even need to glaze the surface for it to be food safe when fired to glaze temperature. Speaking of glazes, they absolutely shine on this claybody as its bright background lends clarity and opulence, especially to those semitranslucent glazes (hello celadon!). However, this clay is prone to cracking and its working qualities are questionable AND worst of all, it’s reclaim hard pans into sediment (thanks feldspar!), and for these reasons we do not recommend this clay (ahem, porcelain) for beginners.
Beach
Shrinkage 12, absorption 4
This clay truly does look like the sand on a beautiful coastline as the water retreats with tiny speckles of black white and tan. With a low shrinkage rate this clay tends to have less issues with cracking and the granular matrix allows pieces to dry out more evenly, avoiding warping as well. This is a solid choice and recommended for beginners.
Speckled
Shrinkage 11, absorption 2
Want Instagram ready pottery? Simply take works made with this clay and dip them (halfway) into our luscious satin white glaze and you're ready to go! Seriously though, this clay is very attractive with large specks of manganese that penetrate and speckle any glaze that you put over it (don't panic the first time you use it, the speckles are imperceptible after the first firing). With a very low shrinkage rate coupled with decent vitrification, we do recommend this clay for the beginner potter.
Dark Stone
Shrinkage 13, absorption 1
Such a conflicting clay body. Why? Glazes on this clay take on a whole new depth. The metal oxides present in this clay come through and reveal the deep dark spirit of the glaze, making even mundane glazes like jun tea glaze look like stunners. Seriously, next time you are in the studio please compare the white stoneware tiles to the dark stoneware tiles of the same glaze and make your own conclusions. The flip side? This clay can be difficult to work with; because of its fluxing oxides which make it dark, it tends to warp in the glaze firing with thin round bowls going into the kiln circular and coming out oval. For disappointment-management reasons it is not recommended for beginners.
Clay!
We have the most beautiful clay body selection and the best prices!
All clays are $10 for a 12.5lb bag except porcelain which is $15. If you want a big square twenty five pound block of clay, then change your order quantity to 2 of the same type.
We only sell ceramic clay to currently enrolled students, so please don't go buying any if you are not enrolled…this term. During checkout you will be asked to provide details pertaining to the class in which you are enrolled so that we can “deliver” your clay to your shelf… please make room on your shelf before ordering.
Here's a little info about each clay and what makes it oh so special.
White Stone
Shrinkage 14, absorption 2
Our tried and true former studio clay. This is the most reliable cone six (lite) stoneware and in its fired mature state, seriously resembles cone ten white stoneware. It has wonderful thermal shock resistance and works well with all glazes. This is a great beginner-friendly clay.
Terracotta
Shrinkage 13, absorption 2
This name is a misnomer as terracotta typically describes lowfire earthenware. This is Terracotta 2.0! An iron-rich luscious clay that when fired to maturity at cone six, will absolutely knock your socks off with its natural earth rust red. Not recommended for beginners as it's a pain in the tuckus to clean up. No but for real, you need to clean your wheel and change your bucket like four times before the iron is all mopped up.
Porcelain
Shrinkage 13, absorption 0
Porcelain at cone six? Impossible! Don’t be a clay snob, its here and its lovely! This ultra smooth, ultra white clay body lives up to its name by being completely water tight. Yes! That means that you don’t even need to glaze the surface for it to be food safe when fired to glaze temperature. Speaking of glazes, they absolutely shine on this claybody as its bright background lends clarity and opulence, especially to those semitranslucent glazes (hello celadon!). However, this clay is prone to cracking and its working qualities are questionable AND worst of all, it’s reclaim hard pans into sediment (thanks feldspar!), and for these reasons we do not recommend this clay (ahem, porcelain) for beginners.
Beach
Shrinkage 12, absorption 4
This clay truly does look like the sand on a beautiful coastline as the water retreats with tiny speckles of black white and tan. With a low shrinkage rate this clay tends to have less issues with cracking and the granular matrix allows pieces to dry out more evenly, avoiding warping as well. This is a solid choice and recommended for beginners.
Speckled
Shrinkage 11, absorption 2
Want Instagram ready pottery? Simply take works made with this clay and dip them (halfway) into our luscious satin white glaze and you're ready to go! Seriously though, this clay is very attractive with large specks of manganese that penetrate and speckle any glaze that you put over it (don't panic the first time you use it, the speckles are imperceptible after the first firing). With a very low shrinkage rate coupled with decent vitrification, we do recommend this clay for the beginner potter.
Dark Stone
Shrinkage 13, absorption 1
Such a conflicting clay body. Why? Glazes on this clay take on a whole new depth. The metal oxides present in this clay come through and reveal the deep dark spirit of the glaze, making even mundane glazes like jun tea glaze look like stunners. Seriously, next time you are in the studio please compare the white stoneware tiles to the dark stoneware tiles of the same glaze and make your own conclusions. The flip side? This clay can be difficult to work with; because of its fluxing oxides which make it dark, it tends to warp in the glaze firing with thin round bowls going into the kiln circular and coming out oval. For disappointment-management reasons it is not recommended for beginners.
