Barbara Webb on thu 28 mar 96
I have ordered this clay, thrown it, handbuilt with it, oxidation fired
it, and rakued with it. I like it. It comes in a few colors and it
feels almost "powdery" in your hands. Raku is the least desirable of the
things I have done to it. I would use a lot more of it, but shipping it
all the way to Georgia makes it cost too much for me to get too carried
away. I have wedged mica into my regular clay body and it is okay, but
somehow not as exciting.
Barbara Webb
barbara@fujikura.com
On Fri, 1 Mar 1996, Lori Wilkinson wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> To those looking for mica clay:
>
> Martin Butt at Procelain and Stoneware in Albq. NM, 1-800-344-2027 has in
> the past offered for sale what I think you are looking for and has advertised
> it in the classified section in CM.
>
> I have no vested interest in this company and am offering this simply as
> info.
>
> Lori Wilkinson in Roswell NM where the wind is again a-blowin. No sawdust
> firing today I guess.
>
Sandy Miller on mon 15 jan 01
I have been using mica clay as a raku body for the last three years. I
bought it through Ceramic King in Alb. New Mexico. I rented a studio in
New Mexico for 4 weeks a few years ago and became fascinated with the
process. There were beautiful pots and potters at Acoma Reservation. I
saw many being used for bean pots. When the pot was new they would boil
potatoes in the pot for 24 hours. Keep adding water and potatoes as
needed. It was said the starch of the potato helped to seal the clay body.
The bean pots were rarely, if ever washed and there were stories of some
pots being passed down for generations. I only use the clay body as
decorative and have never tried it as functional. I can tell you the beans
were mighty good coming out of one of the pots I saw.
Sandy Miller
Paine Falls Pottery
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