Anne Trauben on fri 5 sep 03
i just joined the list tonight, and want to place a posting. please help me.
I need to dig for local clay in new jersey. does anyone have any idea
where i can go to do this? i need to do this rather quickly because
i promised this as part of a collaborative piece that i'm doing for a
show coming up in a few weeks. also, please remind me what i need
to add to local dug clay to make it more sculptural-- of course i
need grog, but what about for plasticity-- ball clay??? or what might
i need to add if i need to firm up the clay if it's too plastic?
THANKS in advance!
anne
Doric T. Jemison-Ball ll on fri 5 sep 03
Mostly what helps with locally dug clay is TIME to let it age.
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Subject: need to place a posting asap!-- gotta find some local clay asap
> i just joined the list tonight, and want to place a posting. please help
me.
>
> I need to dig for local clay in new jersey. does anyone have any idea
> where i can go to do this? i need to do this rather quickly because
> i promised this as part of a collaborative piece that i'm doing for a
> show coming up in a few weeks. also, please remind me what i need
> to add to local dug clay to make it more sculptural-- of course i
> need grog, but what about for plasticity-- ball clay??? or what might
> i need to add if i need to firm up the clay if it's too plastic?
>
> THANKS in advance!
> anne
>
>
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Marcia Selsor on fri 5 sep 03
You need to test the clay first to see what you need. Local clay should
be tight out your door...look in creek beds. If you are in South Jersey
, you may have a lot of sand. If you are firing to a low temp. sand may
work if it is the right type of sand and not calcite bearing sand. (see
archives from a few weeks ago.
Some local clay is ready to go without a lot of additives. You can mix
it into a slurry and screen it or screen it dry to remove stones,
sticks, etc. I would think North Jersey near the Delaware may be a good
starting point.
Marcia in Montana (native Philadelphian)
Anne Trauben wrote:
> i just joined the list tonight, and want to place a posting. please help
> me.
>
> I need to dig for local clay in new jersey. does anyone have any idea
> where i can go to do this? i need to do this rather quickly because
> i promised this as part of a collaborative piece that i'm doing for a
> show coming up in a few weeks. also, please remind me what i need
> to add to local dug clay to make it more sculptural-- of course i
> need grog, but what about for plasticity-- ball clay??? or what might
> i need to add if i need to firm up the clay if it's too plastic?
>
> THANKS in advance!
> anne
>
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Snail Scott on fri 5 sep 03
At 01:15 AM 9/5/03 -0400, you wrote:
>...please remind me what i need
>to add to local dug clay to make it more sculptural-- of course i
>need grog, but what about for plasticity...
It all depends on your local clay - it can vary
widely, even in the same area. Many local clays
are very low-fire, and need kaolin or some such
added, but only a test can tell you if that's
the case for yours. Then decide what it needs.
Arond here, you can find clay by looking for
bare dirt areas or road cuts where the ground
has got 'mud-flats' cracks on it. I've noticed
that in the East everything is mostly covered
by annoying vegetation, making the nice dirt
hard to see, but perhaps a few kind New Jersey
(Garden State) folks can give you suggestions.
A nearby college geology department may also be
able to help locate likely surface deposits.
I've heard that there was a substantial brick
and terra cotta industry in N.J. at one time,
so I'm sure there's good stuff out there.
-Snail
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