CLAY ART CENTER MINI CATALOG CLAY ART CENTER 2636 Pioneer Way East Tacoma Wa 98404 800-952-8030 Fax 253-922-5349 www.clayartcenter.net AUG 25, 2020 CLAY ART CENTER 2636 Pioneer Way East Tacoma WA 98404 1-800-952-8030 Fax 1-253-922-5349 1 CLAY DESCRIPTIONS CONE 06 CLAYS is widely used for vitreous tiles fired at cone 4 to 6 and is also used in outdoor installations where freezing is a con- CL 027 COLEMAN RAKU cern. A fine tooth throwing body with kyanite grog. Will resist firing stress and gain in strength as the mullite develops. The clay will fire as hot as cone 10 and retain its off white color. CONE 4-6 CLAYS CL 141 AKIO SCULPTURE CL 126 COLEMAN RAKU GROG A heavy grogged clay that is excellent for large sculpture. A throwing body with larger kyanite grog. Will resist firing Brown in reduction, fires to cone 6. stress and gain in strength as the mullite develops. The clay will fire as hot as cone 10 and retain its off white color. CL 140 ARLEO Thin chopped nylon fiber adds stength to this medium CL 171 HUSKY WHITE smooth clay. Perfect for difficult sculpture work. Light tan, Husky White is a low fire white earthenware body with fine fires to cone 6. sand. Ideal for throwing and handbuilding. CL 108 BC6 CL155 HUTCHINS RAKU A great throwing, white, stoneware. Very smooth and plastic, Great throwing smooth raku body, light color with good crack excellent glaze fit. Gray to off-white in oxidation. resistance. CL 114 BCS6 CL 022 LO TALC Same great throwing clay with the addition of 70 mesh sand. A talc body with more clay for good throwing characteristics. Slightly off-white but retains good color with glazes. CL 079 BENNETT An excellent production body, fine grained with superior CL 023 LO TALC SAND finished strength. Its off-white/tan color takes glazes well. Lo Talc with 70 mesh sand added for more strength. More A light to medium grog provides strength and texture. This open than other talc bodies but retains a good glaze fit. clay was designed for superior oven performance. CL 087 RED ART TERRACOTTA CL143 DESERT GOLD Red Art clay is the basis for this clay body. A ‘redder’ color, A pleasing orange color at cone 6. 10% 70 mesh sand added smoother texture, and tighter body are characteristics of this for a slight tooth. Good working characteristics. clay. CL 032 IDAHO BUFF CL 118 RED ART TERRACOTTA WITH MICA A basic body widely used in schools for most types of Red Art terracotta with added iron for a darker color. This student work. Its buff color is pleasing either alone or with clay also contains fine grog and mica for strength and glazes. This clay is also used by sculptors for finished sparkle. Yes it actually sparkles! pieces and large scale mock-ups. 70 mesh sand is added for texture. CL 127 SEWARD TERRACOTTA A popular Red Art terracotta made with coarser fireclay. All- CL 034 IDAHO BUFF GROG purpose clay for throwing and handbuilding. Rich red color. A version of Idaho Buff with 20 mesh grog added for strength and size. Good for handbuilding and large sculpture. CL 172 SEWARD TERRACOTTA SAND The addition of 70 mesh sand adds additional tooth to this CL 033 IDAHO BUFF S-M popular terracotta clay. Granular manganese is added to the regular Idaho Buff for brown specks that bleed into glazes. CL 030 TERRACOTTA A pleasing terracotta color is obtained from a mix of Cali- CL 035 IDAHO WHITE fornia red clays. This clay is good for pressing, throwing, This base recipe for Idaho clays uses 70 mesh sand for extruding, and slab construction. texture. Its natural clay color is very light tannish-yellow in oxidation. In reduction it will fire a yellow-brown. It is good CL 115 TERRACOTTA GROG for general purpose clay usage. A grogged version of terracotta. Good for tile work. CL161 NARANJA CL 029 XTRA WHITE A good all around throwing and handbuilding clay body. This The whitest of our earthenware bodies. It is smooth yet good clay uses 70 mesh sand for a fine tooth. Fired color is a rich for wheel work and basic handbuilding. Great for all low fire orange-tan. decorating techniques. CL 031 XTRA WHITE SAND Xtra white with 70 mesh sand added for strength. This body 2 www.clayartcenter.net CLAY DESCRIPTIONS CONE 4 - 6 CLAYS CONT. CL 104 BCS 10 CL 036 NEWCOMB 6 Added 70 mesh sand to BC 10 gives this clay added tooth. An off-white/gray tile body that is also used for throwing and pressing sinks and large forms. A large amount of CL 175 BEDROCK grog keeps warping to a minimum, yet the fine mesh of the This is the coarsest clay body we make. Ideal for large sculp- grog does not affect the fired surface. Extruded tiles up to tural pieces. Fires to a light buff color in reduction. 2 square feet are possible with this clay. Bisqued tiles are available from this clay body. This is a good production body CL 004 CAC WHITE with excellent glaze fit. Light grey stoneware with fine grog. Balanced for glaze fit. It is used for production work and handbuilding. CL038 OREGON BROWN A rich brown clay designed to give good results in oxidation CL 003 CDN firing. Smooth textured with 70 mesh sand. Oregon Brown is Higher than normal feldspar gives CDN great glaze re- generally used for handbuilding and throwing. sponse. Use for small to medium size throwing, tiles, and handbuilding. Some iron spotting, light tan in reduction. CL039 OREGON BROWN GROG Added 20 mesh grog opens Oregon Brown up for larger CL 005 DAKOTA RED work. Good throwing red stoneware with 70 mesh sand for light texture. Red/brown in reduction, tan in oxidation. Used CL 040 OREGON RED extensively in schools for all types of work. The natural red clays used in this body will yield terracotta colors at cone 06 which darken as the firing temperature CL 006 DAKOTA WHITE increases. Slight tooth with 70 mesh sand. Light tan/gray in reduction, off white in oxidation. Good for throwing and handbuilding. Our most popular stoneware. CL 041 OREGON RED GROG 20 mesh grog is added to Oregon Red for more texture and CL 007 DAKOTA YELLOW strength. A good handbuilding clay. Yellow iron gives this version of Dakota a beautiful golden color. In reduction a red brown and in oxidation light tan. CL 042 OREGON WHITE A grogged white stoneware that is used for slab work and CL 008 DRS throwing. Slightly open at cone 6, it will fire up to cone 10. A slightly different mixture of fireclays with 20% sand and Well balanced for glaze fit at both cone 6 and cone 10. grog make DRS more open than Dakota clays. It will force- dry well and holds up to the stress of large work, yet retains a smooth feel due to the fineness of the grog. Red brown in CL 043 SMY reduction, and light tan in oxidation. Yellow iron gives this general purpose clay a golden appear- ance when wet. It fires to a warm light brown in oxidation and dark brown in reduction. Fine textured with 70 mesh CL 009 DRSM sand. The addition of manganese to DRS makes DRSM a dark brown in reduction and light brown in oxidation. CL 173 SWAN CREEK A light color cone 6 throwing clay with fine sand and grog. CL 010 DWS Without the added iron from red clays DWS is a more natu- This clay works well on the wheel and for medium size ral stoneware color: tan in reduction, light tan in oxidation. handbuilding. CL 012 LITTLEJOHN CL 056 WMP It is widely used as a sculptural body from cone 06 all the Widely used production body for normal domestic ware. way up to cone 10. This clay will Raku fire very well and Off white to tan in color. It fits a large variety of glazes very takes the stress of multiple firings. Quite coarse yet very nicely. A good quality body with grog instead of sand for plastic and strong. A little rough for throwing. Use for tiles, excellent fired strength. reliefs, and handbuilding. Dark red/brown with speckles and iron spotting at cone 10 reduction, and light pink at cone 06. CONE 8-11 CLAYS CL 001 APPY CL 013 NEWCOMB 10 White burning high silica clays give Appy a light gray color Excellent tile body with good finished strength. A higher tem- in oxidation. Bare clay will flash next to glaze. Nice throwing perature version of NEWCOMB 6 with light grog added for strength and durability. CL 109 BC10 White firing plastic stoneware. Excellent throwing clay. This smooth clay works very well for functional ware. CLAY ART CENTER 2636 Pioneer Way East Tacoma WA 98404 1-800-952-8030 Fax 1-253-922-5349 3 CLAY DESCRIPTIONS CL 144 OH WOODFIRE CL 134 OH 6 Combines the throwing of B Mix with added sand and some CAC’s version of “B Mix”. Smooth cone 6 off white firing clay. Helmar Kaolin for color and texture. A great clay for wood or Throws great. gas firing. CL 046 RAINIER CL 206 ROADS END Tight at cone 6, this porcelain fires slightly off-white in oxida- This is a very reliable production body. Medium to fine in tion, gray/white in reduction. This is a cone 6 version of texture.