Local Clay from them there Hills.

This was My view today while I took Caddy for his walk.

and this is clay that came from them there Hills, all I have done is wash it down to a slip run it through a kitchen flour sieve, and dry it out on a plaster batt.
I have wedged it up and have made a 6 inch strip 1 inch wide
so I can measure how much it will shrink when its fired.

I wanted to throw a pot with it but it felt as if it would not throw to well

so I mixed it 50/50 with my red clay and it threw pretty well.

but I will try the test piece in the kiln first later in the week.

I've loaded a Glaze firing today as well so more new big pots out on Thursday.

I'm quite excited about these ones.

Which is a nice feeling.