Randall Moody on fri 12 oct 07
I have tried several commercial bodies for majolica (03-06 range) and have
found most to be rather short and rather difficult to throw even for
veterans. Does anyone have a recommendation? I teach beginning to
intermediate throwing at one of my local art centers and would like to add
this to our stable in order to bring more 2-D minded people into the clay
arena. Any help would be appreciated.
Randall in Atlanta
s l on sat 13 oct 07
Well, if by short you mean not nearly as forgiving as that old favorite
stoneware that we alllearned to center and cylindar in 2 minutes, then i
would go for the highwater clay red earthenware. Get the clean stuff with n=
o
talc.
Miller 20 is not short, but throws alot more like porcelain than stoneware,=
.
It feels like highwater fills out a recipe with fire clay while miller fill=
s
it out with ball clay.
When i threw highwater, it took about 2 minutes to get use to throwing a ne=
w
clay body. Took me a few weeks to really get to know miller.
Incidentally, all my recipes migrated to the new clay body with no chemical
adjustments.
I perk.
Here is the highwater
*=95 EARTHEN RED
(ER)ed>
*
*06 - 5*
*$ .24*
*$ .25*
*$ .28*
*$ .30*
*$ .36*
*$ .42*
*$ .52*
Miller 20 is at www.lagunaclay.com
I dont have a favorite distributor to recomend,
I called highwater when i want thier ton, I call laguna when i want theirs.
On 10/12/07, Randall Moody wrote:
>
> I have tried several commercial bodies for majolica (03-06 range) and hav=
e
> found most to be rather short and rather difficult to throw even for
> veterans. Does anyone have a recommendation? I teach beginning to
> intermediate throwing at one of my local art centers and would like to ad=
d
> this to our stable in order to bring more 2-D minded people into the clay
> arena. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Randall in Atlanta
>
>
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