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Ingredients

Ingredient Amount
Talc 10.71
Wollastonite 7.14
Foundry Hill Creme 7.14
Hawthorn Bond (20 Mesh) 10.71
Cedar Heights Redart Clay 35.74
Lizella Clay 21.42
OM 4 Ball Clay 7.14
Add Amount
Fine Grog 7.14
Medium Grog 3.57

Instructions


Using terra-cotta clays for tile presents problems such as high porosity, and poor freeze/thaw properties. While it is not a particularly durable clay, traditionally terra-cotta bodies have defined much of the global tile aesthetic and are ubiquitous with the architecture of many cultures.

This recipe was shared by Forrest Lesch-Middelton in the October 2020 issue of Ceramics Monthly.

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