Equipment

At EarthworksNYC there are plenty of rolling pins, ware boards, bats and bat pins, boxes of stamps and other texturing goods. While students are encouraged to create their own "molds" for specific projects, we do have a small collection of both slump and hump molds. Two air conditioners and lots of fans keep the studio and students cool and comfortable all during the hotter months.

Wheels
Eight electric wheels:
Brent (Various models)

Kilns
Two electric kilns: Skutt KS-1027 and Skutt KM-1027

Materials

Clay
Fall through Spring semesters, EarthworksNYC is a stoneware studio. We use Laguna #90 stoneware, firing a warm red-brown color in oxidation at cone 6. There is a limited supply of white stoneware #55 available as well.

During the summer semester we take a vaCLAYtion switching over to terracotta. The lower firing temperatures of terracotta not only give us a vibrant color palette not easily achievable at stoneware temperatures, but also keeps the studio cooler and more comfortable during those hot summer months.

Slips and Glazes
EarthworksNYC offers a palette of 9 or so colored slips for decorating. All studio glazes are mixed in house, and include more than a dozen glazes that can be used individually or layered for even more options. Apply the glazes over colored slips for an even wider variety!