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To support your creative practice, we stock a curated selection of premium, professional-grade clay bodies perfect for wheel throwing, hand-building, and structural sculpting. All clay purchases are priced per 25 lb bag and include full access to our house-formulated studio glazes and all standard studio kiln firings.
Please note: Material sales are strictly for local pickup and use by our current 8-week students and independent studio members at our Midlothian location.
All clay bodies: $40 per 25 lb bag
To support a seamless studio experience, all clay used at River City Clay must be purchased directly through the studio. This policy guarantees that your clay perfectly matches our kiln firing temperatures and schedules, preventing glaze defects or firing mishaps.
Taking a Multi-Week Class? Your tuition includes your first 25lb bag of clay, which you will receive at the start of your session.
Need More Clay? You can easily purchase additional bags here.
Once purchased, you can pick up your clay directly from the Clay Closet at the studio during your next class or open studio time.
Clay Body Options:
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Best Used For: Bright functional ware, intricate surface carving, and clean wheel work.
How It Feels: Silky, smooth, and highly plastic with zero texture or grit.
Fully Fired Look: A crisp, soft white that provides a neutral, bright canvas to make colored glazes and underglazes look incredibly vibrant.
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Best Used For: Large-scale handbuilding, sculptural forms, and larger thrown vessels.
How It Feels: Slightly textured and structurally rigid due to 10% added fine grog, providing excellent resistance against warping or slumping.
Fully Fired Look: A beautiful, creamy off-white with a subtly textured matte raw surface under clear glazes.
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Best Used For: All-purpose studio throwing, production pottery, and multi-week beginner classes.
How It Feels: A balanced, durable stoneware body with a versatile clay texture that holds its shape well without wearing down your hands.
Fully Fired Look: A reliable, neutral light gray to soft buff-white finish that fits a wide range of standard commercial and studio glazes perfectly.
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Best Used For: Functional tableware, mugs, and beginner wheel throwing or handbuilding.
How It Feels: Smooth, plastic, and highly forgiving on the wheel.
Fully Fired Look: A warm, earthy buff-brown with distinct dark manganese speckles that pop dynamically through transparent and light-colored glazes.
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Best Used For: Contrast pottery, sgraffito, and exposed-clay accent designs.
How It Feels: Surprisingly smooth and dense, yet contains a tiny hint of fine grog for excellent structural integrity during handbuilding or throwing.
Fully Fired Look: A rich, dramatic, espresso dark brown that mimics a classic gas-reduction look right out of an electric kiln. Pairs gorgeously with white or floating glazes.
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Best Used For: Delicate dinnerware, precision wheel throwing, and achieving a smooth porcelain-like finish without the finickiness of pure porcelain.
How It Feels: Incredibly buttery, highly plastic, and completely smooth. A favorite among intermediate and advanced students.
Fully Fired Look: A smooth, creamy white finish that produces bright glaze responses and feels highly refined to hold.
25 lbs of Clay. All clay must be purchased through River City Clay and picked up from the Clay Closet at the Studio.
This ensures that your work will meet the requirements of our firing process and also eliminates the need to track and charge by the piece.
Please select the type of clay below.