Portfolio for Clay bodies

The Portfolio of Clay Bodies available from Creative Joy Studio

HOBBY EARTHENWARE
WD White Diamond, a fine white 120 mesh body specially formulated for users of hobby ceramics clays.
Ideally suited for throwing, pressing, jigger jollying, etc.

EARTHENWARE
SCHW New clay body! Good versatile clay body for school use.

SCHR New clay body! Coloured clay body strong and versatile.

TWE Arguably the best earthenware clay available in Australia. It is a 120 mesh, white firing clay suitable for
most production techniques, including throwing, pressing, jigger jollying and hand building.
It offers excellent glaze fit at earthenware temperatures.

WHC An outstanding vivid white, 30 mesh, earthenware hand building clay. It offers excellent glaze fit at earthenware
temperatures and an extremely wide firing range. Ideal for throwing, hand building, sculpting or slab work.
One of the most versatile clays available.

KHC A coloured companion to WHC, it is a 30 mesh body with a very attractive soft terracotta colour when fired at
earthenware temperatures. It offers excellent glaze fit at earthenware temperatures and an extremely wide firing range.
KHC is ideally suited for throwing, hand building, sculpting or slab work.

WTB A white earthenware body specifically developed for tile production. It dries and fires flat and exhibits a little shrinkage.
WTB offers excellent glaze fit at earthenware temperatures.

PTB A soft terracotta coloured body suitable for tile production. It dries flat and exhibits little warpage.

CTC A fine 80 mesh rich red terracotta clay. It has been filter pressed for high quality and consistent performance.
Excellent glaze fit at earthenware temperatures.

MTC A fine 80 mesh, red terracotta clay, developed to be more user friendly than traditional terra cotta clays.
It offers good glaze fit and excellent workability.

MID FIRED

MFQ Mid-fired quartz is a fine, 120 mesh, white mid firing clay. It is excellent clay for throwing, pressing, jigger jollying, etc.
MFQ offers stoneware performance when fired in the range of Orton cones 1 to 5. Excellent glaze fit and underglaze colour intensity.
THIS IS A CLAY YOU MUST TRY!

SWE A versatile white to cream, 120 mesh earthenware/stoneware clay. It is very tolerant to firing conditions.
Glaze fit at 1200C. It offers fine texture and good plasticity.

CI Cool Ice has the same properties as Southern Ice and is a low firing, translucent white porcelain that vitrifies at Cone 4, 5, 6.
A truly magnificient New porcelain clay body!

PORCELAIN STONEWARE

SWS An excellent white 80 mesh porcelain stoneware body with extra tooth that makes it ideal for throwing and hand building.

TMK A fine white 120 mesh body with very high plasticity. An excellent throwing clay, good for functional ware.

STONEWARE

LGH A robust 60 mesh stoneware clay. Excellent for throwing and hand building. Fires grey at Orton cone 10.
Easy to throw, great for beginners through to the most experienced throwers. An excellent Raku body.

RGH LGH with the addition of a small amount of iron oxide, giving it a warm brown colour.

YG An exceptional, 45 mesh, strong throwing clay with a little extra tooth. It fires to a coffee colour and can be used as slip.

CTS A toasted light brown, 30 mesh clay. Its extra tooth and pleasant tonings make it ideal for throwing bigger pots.
CTS enhances the colour of shino glazes.

JB3 A fine 120 mesh white stoneware clay, specially formulated for the production potter. JB3 has excellent working properties,
is very plastic and fires to a high quality white finish.

SCULPTURAL

SF NEW! Sculptural fine, a 30 mesh body specifically designed for hand building. It offers a broad firing range and fires to a
beautiful sandstone colour. A wonderful RAKU body. A strong robust body that stands up well when thrown.

SC NEW! Sculptural coarse, a 16 mesh version of sculptural fine. Excellent for hand building of large forms. Great in wood firings.

SW Sculptural Warm, a strong body with warm colours designed to handle wide range of usage.

PORCELAIN

JB1 A white firing 120 mesh porcelain. JB1 possesses excellent plasticity and green strength, making it suitable for large objects,
as well as, the most delicate pieces. JB1 can be fired as low as 1200C but develops better strength at 1260C to 1300C

WSP An excellent white, 120 mesh porcelain clay offering a broad firing range. An extremely versatile body suitable for throwing,
jigger jollying and pressing. The ideal body for high quality table ware.

SI Les Blakebrough's Southern Ice is a truly magnificent, translucent, white porcelain. While it is one of the best porcelains
available it is also surprisingly easy to work. For best whiteness and translucency fire in reduction.

WOODFIRING

RSF Owen Rye's wood and salt firing body is a highly grogged 16 mesh clay and will give brilliant flashing colour in wood firings.
Also throws well and is excellent for hand building large pieces.

CASTING SLIP - HOBBY EARTHENWARE

WD White Diamond is a fine 120 mesh white body developed as a casting body for hobby ceramics. It is compatible with a
broad range of commercial glazes. WD is available as casting slip, casting powder and filter cake.

CASTING SLIP - EARTHENWARE

PWE Premium white earthenware slip, an excellent white 120 mesh, earthenware casting slip, ideal for production houses, studio potters,
as well as, students. It is available as prepared slip, casting powder and filter cake.

TCS A terracotta coloured 80 mesh casting slip. A rich terracotta colour, good casting performance and glaze fit makes this an outstanding slip. Available as prepared slip, casting powder and filter cake.

CASTING SLIP - MID-FIRED

MFQ Mid fired quartz is a white 120 mesh, mid-fired clay that is an excellent casting slip. MFQ offers stoneware performance in the range,
Orton cone 1 - 5. It is available as prepared slip and filter cake.

CASTING SLIP - PORCELAIN

WSS The casting version of WSP, available as prepared slip and casting powder.

PS A porcelain slip, now available as casting powder only.

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