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Some work from the reduction cool firing @starwork

Some functional work from the wood firing @starwor

Some sculptures from the wood firing @starworkscer

At it again! Currently doing yet another artist re

New Kiln Who Dis? This project took MANY hours of

Le Psychedelicatessen Jeannin NOW OPEN! @artisland

Video by @commonculturelab & @manuhernanndez Voic

Enter Here, With Magnetic Letters #collageart

Symbaloo #raku

Gems from the first firing @cobbartandecology #so

A quick tutorial of how to process wild clay: 1. P $A quick tutorial of how to process wild clay: 1. Prospect a clay source and dig it up. Pick out rocks and break up larger chunks. It is good to soak it down for a couple of days to dissolve and become a slip. 2. Sift the slip: This will eliminate impurities like organic matter and pebbles that make the clay harder to work with. Some prefer to have pebbles or other other geological inclusions in their clay for cool natural effects so they might use a larger gradation sieve, or sprinkle it in the next step. 3. Slink the clay and mix it up. All clays have different properties depending on their composition. Most wild clays lack plasticity (doesn’t work well / hold together very well) or may not fire to the temperature you are trying to achieve. For this batch I am mixing a bucket of wild clay, a bucket of reclaim (slinked down clay scraps) a bag of ball clay for plasticity, and a bag of kaolin to make it higher firing temperature. 4. Mix it well: the longer it mixes the better. When the clay is being worked it dries out so I’m going for a consistency to where it will fall off my finger when scooped. It is harder to rehydrate clay than dry it out, so in this case I like my clay on the softer side. 5. Bag it up and let it age. The longer the clay maturates the better it works. This clay is fluffy from being mixed so I’ll give it a couple of weeks before I start using it. 6. Test the clay: It’s always good to know what you’re working with before committing to the material. Make a couple pinch pots, throw a thing or two and most importantly fire your clay. This will help you understand working qualities and also firing temperature. If it’s not plastic enough, mix more commercial clay into it again. If it becomes a puddle in your kiln (I fired the test tiles in a dish just in case) involve more refractory materials so it can withstand the higher temperature. This clay is nice to throw with having a little grit that shows when trimming. It has a handsome earthen tone with lots of iron freckles in the final firing. The benefits of processing wild clay is that it’s inexpensive, abundant, locally sourced, and always unique.$

This is where I’m living this summer! Currently

A portrait #raku

Tajine Time

Trimming

An Enigmatic Arrangement my small solo show @feats

Throwing with Coils #pottery

Snow Day

Tea time @featsofclayatx

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