A close-up view of three different colored lumps of dry clay on a cement floor. One is reddish brown, one is off-white and the other is dark gray. They are all from the Gulf Coast region: Louisiana & Alabama. The reddish brown clay looks sandy and contains mica.

Four containers with different colored clay solutions are displayed on a countertop. The leftmost container is labeled "AL KAOLIN," the second one is "NM GREY," the third is "AL PINK," and the rightmost is labeled "TOLEDO BEND.” The solution marked AL KAOLIN corresponds with the off-white clay in the first photo. The TOLEDO BEND solution corresponds with the gray clay in the first photo. The gray and pink solutions in the center are clays I already had—I just needed a refill.

I got three clay samples in the mail yesterday from my #ClayPal @archeaids and it prompted a round of sig making.

I dissolved each clay sample in water and sieved through 60 mesh, added a tiny amount of sodium silicate to deflocculate and now to let them sit […]

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