I have been having an problem with my porcelain for the last year of so. I find little bits of rusty metal in the clay. This problem occurs with new clay straight from the bag. It is not recycled and I know I didn't wedge them in by mistake. The clay arrives straight from the manufacturer this way . I don't genarally notice the bits while I am throwing, I find them later when I am carving. On the cup shown above I decided to just leave the piece in there. I am hoping it won't be too noticable after glazing and firing. I know from experience that if I start digging around, it could be bigger than suspected and removing it could leave a hole all the way through the piece. I have actually found similar bits in clays from several manufacturers. I have heard other potters using clay thousands of mile away experience the same thing. I am assuming these bits are flakes of metal from inside a pugmill. I wonder if they would show up under a metal detector? I guess it is just the nature of the material.
The 323Clay Grand Opening was last Saturday. We had a great turn out and it was a ton of fun. I am looking forward to more events in the future. I was so busy having fun and visiting with my friends, that I totally forgot to take pictures. I decided to make up for it by doing a little photoshoot on Wednesday. A few of the pots pictured are mine, the rest are made by my wonderful studiomates. Enjoy the slideshow and the snappy little ditty too!
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