HANDBUILDING
Hickory Clay provides resources devoted to handbuilders.
DEDICATED SPACE
The dedicated handbuilding area has an 8’ x 4’ table with a laminated work surface and bright, recessed can lights. A Shimpo slab roller sits adjacent to the space. We offer rubberized canvas mats for the slab roller which creates clean slabs that are free of texture.
A 7’ wooden, standing table in front of the windows is an alternative if you prefer standing.
Pinch cups with gold luster overglaze
Handbuilding area
SPECIALIZED TOOLS
Our collection of over thirty hump molds offers endless possibilities. Shapes include squares, ovals, and cones all varying in size. Forty options of slip with high quality paint brushes help with decoration. There are ten 8” rubber texture rollers and a set of rubber stamps. Additionally we have plywood and gypsum work boards plus Shimpo banding wheels.
A selection of plaster hump molds available
A selection of colored slips available for use
COLORED SLIPS
White Porcelain Slip
Pinks: rose, dark pink, mauve, alpine rose
Oranges: sunset orange, mango, soft orange
Yellows: canary yellow, light yellow
Green: green celadon, chartreuse, grass green, lime green, sea green, forest green, Bermuda
Blues: navy, peacock, turquoise, sky blue, medium blue
Purples: pansy purple, violet
Blacks: black, silver, graphite
B-Mix Slip
1C Grey Slip
B3 Dark Brown Slip
Hand sculpted baby animals
Porcelain stained with cobalt and iron