So… how do you reclaim your clay potters out there? After the clay trimmings rehydrating in water for quite a long time, i remove all visible water and then still allow more water to evaporate. I then take a paint mixer on the end if my drill and mix the bejeeeebeeeze out of the clay till it is smooth smooth smooth like cake batter. I then put some old cotton sheets over my plaster bats and pour the mixed reclaimed clay on top of the sheets. Why sheets as a barrier you ask? It does slow the process a little bit and actually I find it evens out the drying a bit too. With the cotton sheet under the clay, i can also easily move it mid drying (with the aid of some ether friendly hands) #corisandlerpottery #corisandler

by | Jun 28, 2017 | A Potters Life - Blog | Cori Sandler | 0 comments

So... how do you reclaim your clay potters out there? After the clay trimmings rehydrating in water for quite a long time, i remove all visible water and then still allow more water to evaporate. I then take a paint mixer on the end if my drill and mix the bejeeeebeeeze out of the clay till it is smooth smooth smooth like cake batter. I then put some old cotton sheets over my plaster bats and pour the mixed reclaimed clay on top of the sheets. Why sheets as a barrier you ask? It does slow the process a little bit and actually I find it evens out the drying a bit too. With the cotton sheet under the clay, i can also easily move it mid drying (with the aid of some ether friendly hands) #corisandlerpottery #corisandler

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