Equal Parts Porcelain

EPK …………………… 25
OM 4 Ball Clay ……. 25
Custer Feldspar ….. 25
Silica …………………. 25

NOTES:  This is a tried and true recipe.  It is very common in ceramics studios throughout the country.  It may be a bit short at first, so it will benefit from sitting for a little while between mixing and using.  It is a grey when wet and an off white when fired in reduction to cone 10.  In wood fire, it can flash a glassy orange color.

Equal “Sparts” Porcelain (Variation on about recipe)

EPK …………………… 25
OM 4 Ball Clay ……. 25
Custer Feldspar ….. 12.5
Minspar…………….12.5
Silica …………………. 25

NOTES: This clay body is a derivative of the equal parts recipe. However, to achieve more coloration effects from the wood kiln the feldspars have been split 50/50 with a potash feldspar and a soda feldspar. Hence the name ‘Equal Sparts Porcelain’. This body does yield more flashing of orange to yellow orange in the wood kiln. It also achieves more grey coloration in areas due to carbon trapping. Also, the added fluxing power of the soda feldspar enabled this body to create a very nice glassy exterior surface without any glaze. This body works well in low areas of the kiln near cooling coal beds to bolster the carbon trapping tendencies.