Hey I don't know where you live but I get my clay from a local college they
sell it to th elocal art teachers and we just pick up th ebags everyso often
I have 3 clay cl;asses all year and I order about 30 -35 bags of clay from
thenm they weigh about 30 pounds each and cost me about $17 a bag if I
order through Sax or United arts I get half as much clay and they charge
what the clay costs in shipping. It is a stone ware and we hand build and
throw on the wheels also make tiles and carved slabs you might want to
check with some of your local colleges to see if they also do this service.
The Prof at the college hires a kid to mix it in th emixers and sells the
bags. I just make a P.O. out to the college.
Sandy Dobbelaere
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From: "paulette keck" <paulettekeck@hotmail.com>
To: "TeacherArtExchange Discussion Group"
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Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 8:16 AM
Subject: [teacherartexchange] help ordering clay
Hello there LIST,
I am lucky enough to be in a brand new
building this year with more equipment than anticipated. I teach 6th
grade art at an arts middle school and I have the room that will become
the high school art room as we grow into a 6-12 school. We have pottery
wheels and drying cabinets and 2 small to medium front loading kilns.
While I don't think we'll get into using the wheels this year, I want
to order a clay that can be used for both hand building and throwing so
I can build up a consistent program.
Its been 10 years since I
taught ceramics of any kind. I typically order out of the Sax catalog,
but am somewhat dumbfounded when I look at all the options. I know I
need some bats, a storage container and clay. What would you suggest?
