The Bottom Line
Bottom line, this is a great high-fire porcelain clay body. It is easy to work with on the wheel and handbuilding. The color is a beautiful pure, warm white. It has an incredible firing range (cone 7 - 12, although the manufacturer says it is best at cone 10).
Pros
- Extremely responsive clay body; elastic without losing strength or becoming sticky.
- Beautiful bright white color, just ever so slightly on the warm side.
Cons
- I wish they had a mid-range version. This clay is high-fire, cone 7 to 12.
Description
- True porcelain clay body, not white stoneware. Fires a lovely, just slightly warm white in oxidation.
- Workability is incredible. Elastic, strong, and responsive. Not stiff or sticky like most porcelain bodies.
- Firing range is from cone 7 to cone 12, with cone 10 being optimum.
- Packaged in 30 pound "sausages." A smaller sample package is also available.
Guide Review - Review of "Porcelain for the People" Clay
Matt and Dave's Clays has a definite winner here. This porcelain is the most responsive and elastic porcelain clay body I've used in years, if not ever. True porcelain bodies (as opposed to white stoneware and low-fire clay bodies) has an extremely strong tendency to be stiff and rather unresponsive on the wheel. Porcelain for the People feels and throws like butter...a truly sensuous experience, especially for someone who is used to other porcelain clays.
This clay body didn't happen by accident, either. Matt Katz, Dave Finkelnburg, and Bill Carty are the ceramic engineers (who love pottery and clay art) who comprise Matt and Dave's Clays LLC. In their own words, "Utilizing ceramic engineering we can create bodies that are more rugged, yet responsive to the maker."
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