Which is the Best Beginner Clay?

Video Description

If there's one question I get asked all the time, it's "What type of clay should I use?". I think the presumption is that some clays are superior, or people are simply curious about the pink toned stoneware I often use, ES80, which is manufactured for reduction firing by the way, meaning if it's fired in oxidation it will NOT give you the same results. Anyway, in this video I'm throwing and trimming three distinctly different stoneware clay bodies and comparing them, to hopefully find which is the easier to work with, yet of course there will be pros and cons with each. Not every clay body is suitable for beginners and some are definitely a little more manageable at the start and hopefully this video informs you about the qualities you should be on the lookout for. Thanks SO much for watching! 📖 • ORDER MY BOOK: https://geni.us/bymyhands 🏺 • You may also be interested in my 'A Beginner's Guide' series, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2WJhtTF0eGhQwf8g2LHcom_KrvJpH_JT Timecodes: 0:00 - Introduction & selecting clays 2:33 - Throwing the 10% grog clay, ES80 6:25 - Throwing the imitation porcelain stoneware 12:45 - Throwing the heavily grogged stoneware 17:08 - Drying out the bowls properly 18:05 - Trimming the 10% grog clay, ES80 19:52 - Trimming the imitation porcelain stoneware 25:50 - Trimming the heavily grogged stoneware 29:27 - My final two tips... 30:22 - Clean up • Find out much more via the link below! https://linktr.ee/floriangadsby • Get in touch here: https://www.floriangadsby.com/contact Sign up to my newsletter here: https://www.floriangadsby.com/newsletter