Description
Information from Stone Leaf Pottery:
The speckled Kentucky Mudworks favorite is on sale this month, just for December! This midfire stoneware is beautifully smooth to work with, plastic on the wheel and even great for handbuilding. Forgiving and easygoing, it’s an all-time favorite amongst our speckled clay bodies. The contrast created by its fine manganese speckling on a bright body makes glazes vibrant, perfect for experimenting with combinations and creating a gorgeous finished look. It behaves well with an 11.5% shrinkage rate and absorption under 0.5% at cone 6. This contributes to a solid, finished ware when fired. Great for mugs and functional ware, scoop up a bag today!
Want to know more about Dark Star? Check out this awesome Instagram post about firing tips!
Information from Kentucky Mudworks:
Introducing Dark Star! If you like speckles in your clay but are looking for a body that keeps your glazes brighter, check out this new clay body. Based off of our very popular Ice Man clay body, Dark Star is easy to throw and handbuild with and is very forgiving, smooth, and plastic. Matures cone 5-6. Can be pushed to cone 7 slow fired. Shrinkage 11.5% Absorption at ^6 1.7%
WE ALWAYS, ALWAYS RECOMMEND SLOW FIRING SPEEDS IN BOTH BISQUE AND GLAZE WHEN USING ANY CLAY BODY THAT CONTAINS MANGANESE SPECKS DUE TO OFF GASSING. This allows the gasses time to escape properly from the ware.
Characteristics
Cone: 5-6 (can be pushed to cone 7 if slow fired)
Avg. Shrinkage: 11.5%
Avg. Water Absorption at Cone 6: 1.7%
