A square fired slab in warm terracotta brown, its surface finely grainy with faint tooling marks near the edges.

East Fork Red is a smooth stoneware clay body developed with Western North Carolina–based ceramic manufacturer East Fork Pottery, made specifically to fire in a high fire gas reduction kiln.

Composition

Clay minerals, iron compounds

Handling Notes

  • Specifically made to fire in a high-fire gas reduction kiln and fires to an orange and red color in moderate reduction
  • It is primarily used for wheel-throwing, hand-building, and slab work

Applications in Craft

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Provenance

Starworks Ceramics, Star, North Carolina. Acquired 2024.

In Use

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