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Clay Commune is a ceramics studio that also incorporates a retail space offering a wide range of clay, glazes, underglazes, raw materials, pottery tools, pottery wheels, kilns and loads more.
The studio has been set up at 21/5 Bridge Street in Newtown and is the perfect place to start your clay journey.
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KEANES Mid Fire No 6 White 12.5kg
Regular price $28.00
The feel and smoothness of this clay makes it ideal for throwing. Customers currently using this body also have had great success with slab rolling and slumping domestic ware.
Shrinkage at Cone 6: 13% wet to fired
Porosity at Cone 6: 0.5% to 1%
KEANES Mid Fire Black 12.5kg
Regular price $49.50
KEANE's new Black Mid Fire. This is a versatile clay body with excellent throwing properties. It uses a black stain only, making it perfect for domestic ware.
Shrinkage:
Wet to dry: 5 - 6%
Total at cone 6: 12 - 13%
Please note that not all Clear Glazes can handle a black this pure! For a crystal Clear Gloss finish over our Black Mid Fire, we recommend avoiding glazes which include Zinc.
As our glaze suppliers do not supply lists of their ingredients, it is strongly recommended that all glazes are tested every time on samples prior to application on finished products. Our suppliers may vary their recipe from batch to batch and subsequently results may vary.
Glazes which are zinc free as at 2nd June 2020 are;
AMACO Sahara Zinc Free Clear HF9
Firing Temp 1186-1222c (Cone 4-6)
KEANES Mid Fire 33 12.5kg
Regular price $28.00
Keane’s new Mid Fire 33. This is a versatile clay body with excellent throwing properties. A cone 6 light buff body with a beautiful iron fleck. Much the same as our popular Stoneware 33 body.
Shrinkage:
Wet to dry 6 to 7 %
Total at cone 6 is 12 to 13%
KEANES Warm Mid Fire 33 12.5kg
Regular price $28.00
New KEANE's Warm Mid Fire 33 is a wonderful throwing clay body.
At cone 6 it has a nice milk chocolate colour with shades of red. At cone 5 it fires with a lovely warm red blush. It has the same speckles as our 33 range.
Shrinkage:
Wet to dry 6 to 7 %
Total at cone 6 is 12 to 13%
KEANES Mid Fire 6 Speckled 12.5kg
Regular price $28.50
The feel and smoothness of this clay makes it ideal for throwing. Customers currently using this body also have had great success with slab rolling and slumping domestic ware.
Shrinkage at Cone 6: 13% wet to fired
Porosity at Cone 6: 0.5% to 1%