I’m making a custom clay body for my upcoming workshop using #WildClay I collected just south of where I live, and combining it with a midrange commercial clay to give it the durability it lacks on its own. The sample on the right was fired to over 2100°F, just under its melting point, and is still fragile and easily broken. The color transformation is lovely, though. I’m excited to give workshop participants a unique opportunity to work with local clay.
I test fired a small pot made with the wild/commercial clay combo I’m using for my workshop this weekend. I think it’s beautiful. It will give participants the tactile experience of working with our sandy native clays but the resulting piece will live up to our modern expectations of ceramic durability. Also, the fired color is influenced by the nice burgundy hue of wild clay. I fired to cone 3 (2126°F)
and it seems vitreous at that temperature.

@potterybyosa

It looks delicious. I want to eat it.

@tomjennings it’s giving cake batter. With sand.