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Coloring B-Mix 5 Clay With Copper Carbonate


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I'm experimenting with colored clays–and having fun! But I dumped some copper carbonate (just because I had some) in a small bucket of thick slip from my Laguna B-Mix 5 clay and used the immersion blender in it until it was smooth. Then spread it out on my plaster slab (with an oval depression in it to hold the liquid).  Two days later it is still too wet to take up to wedge.  Does copper carbonate do that??   Sorry that I can't give actual amounts...that's not the way I play in my studio!

 

Any thoughts or suggestions, those of you who use colored clays? Should I order some Mason stains for this instead?

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Marking this thread because I too love to play around with contrasting slip and multiple colors of clay. Don't have an answer for you myself because I haven't tried stains yet. :) BUT I've had excellent results using B-Mix 5 with Hawaiian Red, Speckled Buff, or Moroccan Sand.

 

I shared a photo of the Speckled Buff with B-Mix slip. I had no problems with uneven shrinkage. I will be posting lots more with different colors in an album tomorrow if you'd like to take a look.

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  • 2 weeks later...

I think the humidity was the problem. The clay was finally workable enough to lift off the plaster, and now it's waiting for me to use it. Kiln element burned out, so everything is on hold. I'll post a photo when I get to use the green clay!

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