mel jacobson on wed 27 feb 08
Hi,
I'm a potter in Salt Lake and have used Muddox' Greystone clay forever. I think they are out of business. I was wondering if anyone there can tell me if Greystone is still make by someone, or if there is a clay from Sacramento that is similar to Greystone. Any info would be very helpful. I love the way that clay fires to cone 10 at such a rich red color with.
Thank you for any information you can give me.
Sincerely, Donaree Neville
801-272-5145, cell 801-815-8317
Donna Ward
meandmrc@earthlink.net
from minnetonka:
website http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart site:
http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
Mimi Patrick on thu 28 feb 08
Hi - greystone is definitely gone. Muddox has not made any pottery clay
bodies in several years. I bought the last 8 tons of it and am just at the
end of it. Gladding-McBean claimed that they were making greystone, but the
body they made fell apart in the glaze firing at ^10 (as in park a dumpster
next to the kiln and unload the pots into it). After 2 disastrous firings
and several unsatisfactory conversations with Gladding-McBean, I used
"1-800-Got Junk" to haul 1.5 tons of it away. It might have been suitable
as a pond liner, but nothing else. I have switched to Laguna clay bodies
WC409 and WC427. You might try those.
Mimi Patrick
Argenta Earth & Fire Co.
Mark Cortright on thu 28 feb 08
Muddox is still alive and funtioning past 120 years-give them a call here
company Overview
H.C. Muddox, a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Coast Building Products In=
c., manufactures clay
products. The company=92s products include standard face brick, thin brick, =
flue liners, pavers, pool
coping, structural brick, and raw ceramic clays. It was founded in 1878 and =
is headquartered in
Sacramento, California.
4875 Bradshaw Road
Sacramento, CA 95827-9727
United States
Founded in 1878
Phone:
800-776-1244
Fax:
916-362-9182
hcmuddox.paccoast.com
Mark Cortright
www.liscomhillpottery.com
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