The color code for the clay in this project is wc420 Redstone, it ends up red with a little brown after fired iirc.
I took a class at the famous Red Rocks Community College but have never stayed in a Holiday Inn Express.
Clay is a living form
It has a working limit and must rest at times.
I slam wedge to prepare the clay for work, this is where I feel the clay come alive, it seems to exsist simultaneously as a liquid and a solid.
Note the wire at the left side of the table
Cut the piece in half and slam it on the table.
Slam the other piece on top of it
Flip and slam it down again
Repeat 20+ times. This gets air out and allows clay to be infinitely recyclable untill it is fired.
Now its ready to work with
This is like heavy pizza dough
I work out a slab by slapping it down on the table peeling it up stretches it out hen slap it back down. Next is to transfer it to a working board so I can hand roll it with a piece of 4in pvc.