How to Make Your Own Pottery Clay

Oxford Clay Podcast
Episode 49: How to Make Your Own Pottery Clay
Did you know that clay is actually made from lots of different materials such as crushed rocks, ball clays and china clay?
Making your own clay can be a great option for Potters who want to know exactly what ingredients are going into their clay to minimise the environmental impact of their pottery. Making clay yourself can be cheaper than buying it commercially and you can save the time, effort and CO2 emissions of haulage to get (heavy!) wet clay to you.
In this episode, I talk you through the ingredients and process I use to make my own stoneware clay. Firstly by creating a casting slip, that I later reclaim back into clay for throwing!
Resources for Potters:
Oxford Clay website resources for Potters: www.oxfordclay...
Pottery eBooks: www.oxfordclay...
Download the Free How to Make a Pottery Glaze Workbook (suitable for beginners): www.oxfordclay...
Download the Free How to programme an Electric Kiln for bisque and stoneware glaze firings (includes full kiln firing schedule) www.oxfordclay...
Pottery Paperback Books available from amazon: www.amazon.co....
Video mini-courses for Potters: www.oxfordclay...
Oxford Clay blog: www.oxfordclay...

[@AmblingAloof]

Very interesting. Thanks for the information.

[@zahrahalsalihi6088]

Smile woman thanks

[@traceyhilder6640]

Yes I’ve watched them videos of digging up clay With me having limited mobility I do want to create things differently Like a manual pottery wheel or hand building

[@traceyhilder6640]

I’ve not started my pottery journey but I feel doing more eco friendly pottery and all aspects Only thing is I want to fire not in a kilm as I don’t have the funds So more fire pit firing really Is this possible