Approved Clays

FALL 2012 HCC/Central Art Department The Art Department at Central College/HCCS has approved the following clays for use in our classes. None of these clays is low-fire.
Low-fire clays (cone 04-06) can end up in a high fire kiln and create meltdowns.

These clays are Talc-free.

Talc is sometimes contaminated with asbestos (which is highly toxic and difficult to remove from a studio). Some talc companies use inadequate asbestos-testing techniques, so their safety claims are not always valid.

Clays NOT on this list MUST be approved through your instructor BEFORE using. Note: if a clay can be fired to cone 10, it will be talc-free and can be used in our studio. Clay bags MUST be marked with your name, the clay name, and the cone number. Unmarked clay will be removed from the studio.

Approved clays/Ceramic Store:

cone 5 stoneware: Cinco Rojo
reddish @ cone 04, plum @ cone 9-10 (NOT Cinco Blanco, which contains Talc) Buffalo Wallow reddish @ cone 04, contains barium carb, to prevent scumming Red Calico reddish @ cone 04, plum @ cone 9-10

cone 10 stoneware:

Armstone . . . . . . . . . Grande . . . . . . . . . Balcones Dark Balcones Balcones White Gruene Butter Dillo White B-mix 10 Coleman Porcelain Nara Porcelain Armadillo Porcelain Toshi Porcelain Slip

coarse sand, good for thick pieces, 7% bisque -10% maturity shrinkage coarse grog, good for thick pieces, only 7-10% shrinkage 7-12% shrinkage 7-12% shrinkage 7-12% shrinkage 7-12% shrinkage 7-12% shrinkage 7-12% shrinkage (NOT B-mix 5 which contains Talc) 7-13.5% shrinkage 7-14% shrinkage 7-15% shrinkage smooth casting slip (NOT Laguna Porcelain Sipa cone 5 porcelain casting slip which contains Talc)

cone 10 porcelain:

Approved clays/Texas Art Supply: on Montrose near Fairview

cone 10 stoneware: No. 1 Stoneware Clay ($21 for 25 lbs--on sale for $12.65?) Stoneware Special II ($21 for 25 lbs--on sale for $12.65?)
[We do NOT recommend these clays because they are twice the cost of the Ceramics store and frequently too hard. But the store is close to campus.]

Other Approved Clays:

Recycled cone 9-10 clay from our studio recycling buckets. Clay you dig up yourself (test first, to determine firing cone and shrinkage.)

Cost of Approved Clays from the Ceramic Store for HCC/Central students FALL 2012
Below are the approved clays from the Ceramic Store. Different clays can be combined into 1 order. It is always cheaper to buy in larger quantities. If 2 or more students buy clay together, using only 1 invoice, you can get this better rate. To pay, you can pool your cash, OR 1 person can write a check or use a credit card (with others reimbursing that person).
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STONEWARE, CONE 5

25lb (per lb)

50lb (per lb)

24.50 (.49) 25.00 (.50)

100lb (per lb)

43.00 (.43) 48.00 (.48)

CINCO ROJO 14.00 (.56) BUFFALO WALLOW RED CALICO (WC881) . 14.75 (.59)

STONEWARE, CONE 10
ARMSTONE BALCONES WHITE BALCONES BALCONES DARK DILLO WHITE GRANDE GRUENE BUTTER BMIX 10 .........

25lb
14.00 (.56) " " 14.75 (.59)

50lb
24.50 (.49) " " 25.00 (.50)

100lb
41.00 (.41) 41.00 (.41) 41.00 (.41) 41.00 (.41) 43.00 (.43) 43.00 (.43) 41.00 (.41) 48.00 (.48)

PORCELAIN, CONE 10

25lb

50lb
24.50 (.49) 32.00 (.64) 46.00 (.92)

100lb
43.00 (.43) 57.00 (.57) 79.00 (.79)

PORCELAIN 14.00 (.56) NARA PORCELAIN 17.50 (.70) COLEMAN PORCELAIN 26.00 (1.04) TOSHI PORCELAIN SLIP 1 GAL= $10.98

1002 West 11th St. Houston TX 77008 713.864.6442 outside the Houston area 800.290.8990 Email: ceramicstoreinc@sbcglobal.net

Store hours are: Monday Thursday 8:30 to 5:30 Friday -- Saturday 9:30 to 4:00 Warehouse closes 1/2 hour before store closes.