Heart to Hearth Cookery

Preparing the red clay

I have used redware earthernware that has been decorated with slip for more years than I want to admit in my food history work.  But just today, at an ALHFAM (Association of Living HIstory Farm and Agricultural Museums) national conference in West Virginia did I learn first hand by slip decorating redware tiles.   Mary Farrell of Westmoore Pottery (www.westmoorepottery.com) conducted an excellent workshop to teach the basics of slipwork on redware.  The first step was to pound, drop and drag, and roll the the iron containing clay to remove all air pockets and have an even thickness for the tiles. 

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