This video is a demonstration showing how to marble two clay bodies of different colors, but the same firing cone. In this video, I am showing what I have available in my school studio for my students to try if they want to on their Pick A Passion Project. We have Laguna B-mix no grog, cone ⅚ and PSH 450i Black clay, cone 6. I show the marbling and wedging in this video, as well as making a slab and cutting it in half for slab building.

Here is my playlist for handbuilding with marbled or agate clays:

Here is my playlist on agateware and marbled clays for throwing: [ Ссылка ]

I am using a table which is covered with heavy canvas. The canvas allows the clay to release from the porous surface, as opposed to working directly on the formica top which would cause it to stick. The canvas must be diligently cleaned after use with water, as it really holds dust. The taller wedging table to the right in the video is a plaster filled top, covered with canvas. I find it better in concept than in practicality, as it is just too tall for me to comfortably use. If you are 6’ tall, it is probably a perfect height for you. Many potters I know use Hardibacker Board for their wedging surface- as it is sturdy, durable, and yet somewhat absorbant to release the clay from sticking. Other potters I know highly recommend using a birch plywood wood surface which is not sealed as a wedging surface. All surfaces should be cleaned well with water when done to avoid unhealthy dust.

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I am a public high school ceramics teacher at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio. (Mason is currently the largest high school in Ohio!) As a potter, I have been working in clay for over 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 30 years, the past 22 have been specifically teaching high school ceramics. I love what I do! I have my own studio in my home basement, where I work on my personal pottery for my Etsy site; [ Ссылка ]

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