Kickwheel@AOL.COM on wed 22 nov 00
I do not usually respond to this list unless it directly involves Kickwheel=20
Pottery Supply. I am usually quite content to let you all have at it. I, nor=
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any one that works here, have ever said that our KPS 333 Black Raven=20
stoneware clay contains a Drakenfeld stain. It has always been stated that=20
this clay is colored with several iron oxides and also contains less than 1%=
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manganese dioxide which is used to cool the color from the iron. Several=20
other commercial black clays contain far greater manganese contents in their=
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composition. Our printed literature and our extensive web page at=20
www.kickwheel.com all inform the user of its inclusion in the clay.
We believe that potters should actively seek to acquire and use all=20
available information concerning the various elements in their studios. This=
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information is necessary to protect your health and should be easily obtaine=
d=20
from your chosen supplier. There is also a need to balance that information=20
with actually having to use clay and glaze materials to produce various=20
pottery items in a safe and sane manner. The days of potters mixing glaze by=
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sticking their arms into the glaze bucket to stir it up should be over. But=20
should we pot covered from head to toe, wearing plastic gloves, living in=20
fear of the next unknown hazard involved in working with clay? Common good=20
housekeeping, ventilation and reliable information goes a very long way when=
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it comes to a potter=E2=80=99s health.
Christine Winokur, President
Kickwheel Pottery Supply, Inc.
Atlanta, GA
> =E2=80=94=E2=80=94-Original Message=E2=80=94=E2=80=94-
>Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 11:06:09 -0500
>From: =E2=80=9CDwiggins, Sandra (NCI)=E2=80=9D V>
>Subject: Re: black clay DON=E2=80=99T
>Chris=E2=80=94
>I spoke with Kickwheel when I was doing this research. They have a black
>clay that is made with a Drakenfeld stain. Check the price. It was
>prohititively expensive for me. You may be able to afford it, but I
>couldn=E2=80=99t.
>Sandy
> =E2=80=94=E2=80=94-Original Message=E2=80=94=E2=80=94-
> From: Chris Schafale [SMTP:candle@INTREX.NET]
> Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 7:26 PM
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: Re: black clay DON=E2=80=99T
> I seem to remember that sometime in the past year, we had a post
> from Kickwheel which stated unequivocally that their black clay
> (whose name escapes me momentarily) contains no manganese
> whatsoever. I=E2=80=99m not endorsing it, and have never used it, but rec=
all
> that they said this, because I was surprised.>
> Chris
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