Photo taken with cups on brick, as the clay is brick clay...the firing color is darker than the brick it is sitting on. These are just starting to dry. Turns a soft med. brown when leather dry.
Well, a new day and a new direction. These cups I made last night are made from clay given to me from a local carolina Brick manufacturer. It was a asked for gift to experiment on some home NC clay. What I received was a 4x10x16 unfired brick extruded clay that I had to saw and chisel a small piece (approx 1 lb.) off and then soak in wet towel for 4-5 days. And it is still so hard I had to pound it with a wood mallet to soften up a little bit. Anyway, this was test fired this week to a wonderful dark red color with some iron spots included. I think it is worth the effort. SOOO I "expressed" the struggle in a very rustic knife cut small cup to see what happens. I also made a pinch pot as well with small pieces torn and dipped in water and applied piece by piece. The clay has very strong workability after it is soft enough to bend. I'm going to soak some more over the weekend.
And John, thanks for your comments on yesterday's blog, I agree
I like these rustic cups. They make me think of the Flintstones.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what that clay would be like to throw? Are you planning on trying it?
if I could get it soft enough I might try. It would be rough on the hands...
ReplyDelete