Clay

06 Buff is formulated with local western clays mined and processed by IMCO. 06 Buff fires to a very light cream color. This clay body has exceptionally good plasticity and is well suited for many types of fired modeling projects. 06 Buff can also be used on the wheel.

8-11 Buff 35 is a premium wheel clay formulated with IMCO ball and kaolin clays plus a select 35 mesh grog. 8-11 Buff 35 has excellent plasticity and green strength. Very good drying characteristics and maximum resistance to thermal shock helps insure a higher than average recovery of finished pieces. Fires to a light grey cream in oxidation and a deeper speckled grey buff in reduction.

8-11 Red 35 is a companion product of 8-11 Buff 35, but contains clays with higher natural iron content to produce deeper reduction firing tones. 8-11 Red 35 is made with a select refractory 35 mesh grog giving a versatile body with great strength. This is a premium wheel clay designed to meet the needs of both the student potter and studio production work. 8-11 Red 35 fires to a buff grey in oxidation and to a toasted red in reduction. ...

Buy our inexpensive all-purpose air dry clay to sculpt, hand model, or throw on a potter's wheel. Air dry your finished pieces slowly and evenly on all sides. Decorate with paint. Seal with shellac for strength and to waterproof. This clay can also be fired to cone 04 for hardness/permanence and to glaze.

Buy our inexpensive all-purpose air dry clay to sculpt, hand model, or throw on a potter's wheel. Air dry your finished pieces slowly and evenly on all sides. Decorate with paint. Seal with shellac for strength and to waterproof. This clay can also be fired to cone 04 for hardness/permanence and to glaze.

Buy our inexpensive all-purpose air dry clay to sculpt, hand model, or throw on a potter's wheel. Air dry your finished pieces slowly and evenly on all sides. Decorate with paint. Seal with shellac for strength and to waterproof. This clay can also be fired to cone 04 for hardness/permanence and to glaze.

An outstanding, all-purpose, orange/brown, moist body. Has fine sand and is a difficult body to crack during firing. Durable and affordable. Good for professional or student. Reduces a warm orange/brown, lighter in oxidation.

A medium smooth white stoneware. This is a cone 5 variation of our popular Hopkin’s White Stoneware.

A pliable clay with smooth grog and color from manganese and iron. Fires almost black when reduced and dark brown/black in oxidation.

A premier, cream-white, throwing clay that is easy to throw and form. Excellent glaze results. Fires gray/white in reduction and lighter in oxidation. Smooth porcelain texture.

A premier, cream-white, throwing clay that is easy to throw and form. Excellent glaze results. Fires gray/white in reduction and lighter in oxidation. Smooth porcelain texture.

The substitution of a very fine grog for the sand in B-Mix with Sand provides a smoother fired texture and less speckling.

B-Mix 5 offers the same characteristics enjoyed by our Cone 10 B-Mix. Its smooth, porcelain texture is a pleasure to throw and form, and it fires to a cream color in oxidation.

A very fine grog makes for a more forgiving body with a slight texture and minimal speckling.

A medium sized grog version of our popular Cone 10 B Mix clay body with the addition of Red clay to achieve a warm Brown color. Very forgiving during drying and good for forming larger sized objects.

The addition of 10% fine feldspathic sand allows for a body with some texture. Fires gray/white when reduced and off-white when oxidized, some speckling may occur.

A specially formulated version of Laguna's popular B-mix body for wood and salt firing. Takes Salt and Soda well and exhibits very nice flashing characteristics in wood firings. Holds up well in Cone 12 atmospheric firings.

A gray/white clay with large throwing properties. 60 mesh sand and 30 to 60 mesh grog allow for strength. Fires gray in reduction and light buff/white in oxidation. Also excellent for Raku.

A deep Brown/Black clay, medium in texture. Great for the wheel.

Black Mountain modified with more tooth

A superb all-around clay body. This long-standing recipe is renown for it throwing characteristics for large or small work. Bravo Buff is a unique, premium body with a warm, light-buff to gray color with no iron spots, even in reduction. It can be thrown quite thin and is also excellent for tall pieces. One of our most popular clays with professionals for its tall throwing and sculpting properties. ...

A medium coarse clay body. Fires a warm buff in oxidation and a beautiful medium brown in reduction.

This is a good, general purpose clay that works well for all forming methods. Specks generally bleed into glazes. 60 mesh sand gives a medium texture. Fire at Cone 5, the oxidation color is gray/buff and the reduction color is gray/brown.

A rich brown-black clay. Smooth. Excellent throwing qualities.

A high-iron throwing clay with excellent plasticity and thermal shock characteristics making it especially suitable for functional ware. It has light grog and a fine sand to provide strength with a reasonably smooth finish. In oxidation, it is a warm orange buff hue. This darkens in reduction to an orange-chocolate brown while maintaining its warmth. Good for raku as well!

A true grolleg body developed by Tom Coleman. Excellent fit with most glazes. Vary translucent when thin. Great for large pieces. Probably the best domestically produced porcelain you will find.

A true grolleg body developed by Tom Coleman. Excellent fit with most glazes. Vary translucent when thin. Great for large pieces. Probably the best domestically produced porcelain you will find.

Oven bake to 200F

This white stoneware body is a good choice for small to medium work. It has exceptional strength and plasticity. Danish White fires off-white in oxidation and grayish in reduction. It has a smooth texture.

This white stoneware body is a good choice for small to medium work. It has exceptional strength and plasticity. Danish White fires off-white in oxidation and grayish in reduction. Sand added.

A medium coarse, dark clay with 60 mesh sand. Turns deep brown in reduction and brown in oxidation. Good for various forming techniques.

An outstanding throwing body. Ideal for thin walls and larger pieces, and excellent for slab use and when a vitreous clay is desirable. Light gray in reduction, off-white in oxidation.

A medium-coarse textured, reddish clay. It is similar to Rod's Bod in throwing qualities, but fires to a darker brown color and has the same iron speckling. Death Valley Red is a good clay for small to medium pottery.

The Coarsest – The Finest. This is the ultimate sculpture body for cone 5. Rich rust brown in oxidation.

This Cone 5 white stoneware body is excellent for medium pieces as well as dinnerware. The addition of fine sand gives a great deal of strength to this plastic body. Fires off-white in oxidation and gray in reduction.

This clay was designed specifically to achieve a rich brown color when fired in an electric kiln. It has good strength for both wheel throwing and handbuilding. Contains 60 mesh sand so the texture is slightly coarse. We do not recommend that Electric Brown be fired in reduction.

A grolleg porcelain body with excellent throwing properties. Very translucent with minimal warpage.

A grolleg porcelain body with excellent throwing properties. Very translucent with minimal warpage.