Approved Clays

FALL 2009
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 06) can end up in a high fire kiln and create melt-downs.

• These clays are Talc-free, which means they pose no possible chance of asbestos contamination.
(Asbestos is highly toxic and difficult to remove from a studio. Some talc companies use inadequate testing techniques,
so their safety claims are not always valid.)

• If you have a clay which is not on this list, you must approve it through your instructor before
bringing it into the studio. If a clay can be fired to cone 10, it will be talc-free and can be used in our studio.

• Please use an indelible marker to label all bags of clay that you bring into the studio. Put your name,
the clay’s name, and cone number on each bag. Unmarked clay will be removed from the studio.

Approved clays/Ceramic Store:

cone 5 Cinco Rojo reddish @ cone 04, plum @ 9-10
stoneware: (NOT Cinco Blanco)
Buffalo Wallow reddish @ cone 04, plum @ 9-10, coarser than Cinco Rojo
Red Calico reddish @ cone 04, plum @ 9-10, darker than Buffalo Wallow,

cone 10 Armstone brownish @ cone 9-10 reduction, coarse, excellent for thick pieces
stoneware: Balcones Dark dark brown @ cone 9-10 reduction
Balcones light brown @cone 9-10 reduction
Balcones White lighter than Balcones
Gruene Butter blend of Balcones & Dillo White, smooth
Dillo White white and smooth
B-mix 10 white and smooth
(NOT B-mix 5)

cone 10
porcelain: Porcelain eggshell white, fair on the wheel, crack/warp resistant
Windsor porcelain white in oxidation, off-white in reduction, translucent when thin
Southern Ice a very white and translucent porcelain from New Zealand.
*NEW Tochi Porcelain Slip smooth casting slip; Fires white in oxidation and eggshell in reduction
(NOT Porcelain Sip—a cone 5 “porcelain” casting slip which has Talc)

Approved clays/Texas Art Supply: on Montrose near Fairview

cone 10: No. 1 Stoneware Clay ($21 for 25 lbs)

Stoneware Special II ($21 for 25 lbs)
[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.]

Other Approved clays:

recycled clay from our studio recycling buckets
Any clay you dig up yourself (must be tested first, to determine firing cone.)
 Cost of Approved Clays from the Ceramic Store
for HCC/Central students
Fall 09

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 50lb 100lb

CINCO ROJO 12.50 (.50) 22.50 (.45) 37.00 (.37)
BUFFALO WALLOW “ “ “
RED CALICO (WC881) ………. “ “ 40.00 (.40)

STONEWARE, CONE 10 25lb 50lb 100lb

BALCONES WHITE ………….. 12.50 (.50) 22.50 (.45) 37.00 (.37)
BALCONES “ “ “
BALCONES DARK “ “ “
ARMSTONE “ “ “
GRUENE BUTTER “ “ “
DILLO WHITE “ “ “
B—MIX 10 .......……….. 12.75 (.51) 23.00 (.46) 43.00 (.43)

PORCELAIN, CONE 10 25lb 50lb 100lb

PORCELAIN …………………… 12.50 (.50) 22.50 (.45) 37.00 (.37)
WINDSOR PORCELAIN ….….. 18.25 (.73) 35.50 (.71) 68.00 (.68)
SOUTHERN ICE 22lb = 25.96 (1.18) 88LB = 92.40 (1.05)
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.