We dug the clay out of a hillside near the Ruskin Dam in Haney, BC. The chunks of clay were hammered into fragments, dried on trays, slaked in buckets, then sieved, removing a lot of seashells and rocks. Haney clay has a very dense body with salts, so Barium, local sand and some fireclays were added.
In my studio, while the trays of fragments were drying out, I transferred buckets of slurry to large open bisque bowls for firming before wedging and throwing. It is a beautiful smooth rich dense clay, fired to cone 03.
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1. Hillside by road in Haney where we dug the clay -
2. Hammered chunks of clay -
3. Buckets of slaking clay -
4. Slurry drying in bisque bowls -
5. Wheel and Haney clay
