ECO FORMA AIR-CURE CLAY
Artisan Clay
A mineral forward, bio based air-cure ceramic clay with more time to shape, more room to refine, and more ways to build color, image, and finish.
Roll it. Cut it. Throw it. Carve it. Refine it dry. Artisan Clay stays open while you work, through Dip, color or image, Ceramic Coat, and finish.
More time. More control. More possibility.
Artisan Clay stays open while you shape, then becomes a refinable ground for color, image, ceramic build, and finish.
Open While You Work
Shape, join, texture, and refine with time to respond to the piece as it develops.
Open While You Work
Shape, join, texture, and refine with time to respond to the piece as it develops.
Refine the Form
Once dry, Artisan Clay can be sanded, drilled, carved, filed, and refined for cleaner edges and controlled detail.
Refine the Form
Once dry, Artisan Clay can be sanded, drilled, carved, filed, and refined for cleaner edges and controlled detail.
Build the Surface
A bright mineral ground receives pigment, image, transfer, Ceramic Coat, and finish as one connected material story.
Build the Surface
A bright mineral ground receives pigment, image, transfer, Ceramic Coat, and finish as one connected material story.
Begin with the Starter Kit
Discover what the system can make possible.
- Regular price
- Sale price
- $38.00 USD
- Regular price
- Sale price
- from $18.00 USD
- Regular price
- Sale price
- $78.00 USD
A new material open for possibilities.
Eco Forma began in a small Colorado studio with a material problem. We wanted a kiln free ceramic clay and surface system that could move with the work from shaping and refinement into image, color, texture, mixed media, and finish—with greater expressive freedom.
One clay. More ways to make.
Form, color, image, ceramic character, and finish develop through one connected process.
Image + Surface
Draw, transfer, paint, carve, and layer compatible media across a receptive clay ground.
Ceramic + Finish
Use Dip, Ceramic Coat, and Gloss Top Coat to refine in stages, add strength and body, and complete the ceramic surface.
The clay is the beginning of the system.
Each connected stage keeps possibility open while the piece gains definition, strength, ceramic character, and finish.
Possibilities
Artisan Clay gives form, color, image, ceramic character, and finish one connected place to begin.
Possibilities
Artisan Clay gives form, color, image, ceramic character, and finish one connected place to begin.
Refine in Stages
Shape while the clay is open, refine the dry form, then build strength, body, and surface through the Eco Forma System.
Refine in Stages
Shape while the clay is open, refine the dry form, then build strength, body, and surface through the Eco Forma System.
Develop the Idea
Color, image, carving, transfer, Ceramic Coat, and finish can develop with the form from beginning to completion.
Develop the Idea
Color, image, carving, transfer, Ceramic Coat, and finish can develop with the form from beginning to completion.
From Form to Finish: One Connected Process
Choosing Between Gloss Top Coat and Ceramic Coat
What makes Eco Forma different
Why Artists and Designers Are Moving to Air-Cure Ceramic
Drawing, Painting, and Transfer on Eco Forma
Dip: Refinement, Reinforcement, and a Receptive Ground
Color you can shape.
Explore ready-mixed clay in earthy neutrals and expressive hues. Color runs throughout the form, from broad surfaces to cut edges and carved details.
- Regular price
- Sale price
- from $18.00 USD
- Regular price
- Sale price
- from $18.00 USD
- Regular price
- Sale price
- from $18.00 USD
- Regular price
- Sale price
- from $18.00 USD
- Regular price
- Sale price
- from $18.00 USD
- Regular price
- Sale price
- from $18.00 USD
- Regular price
- Sale price
- from $18.00 USD
COLOR IN THE CLAY
Color begins with the material.
Choose mineral color already built into the clay, or use only the released Artisan Clay In-Body Color Method for an approved colorant.
This is Not Like the Other Clays
Across polymer and air-dry clay makers repeatedly describe the same friction: cracking, crumbling, limited working time, heavy sanding, and finishes that do not feel resolved.
With conventional air-dry clay, makers often report cracking, crumbling, fragile edges, and long repair cycles.
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With conventional air-dry and polymer workflows, makers often work around early drying, conditioning, bake cycles, and repeated correction.
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With other air-dry and polymer clays, makers often describe heavy sanding, visible patching, and finishes that remain uneven or feel plasticky.
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eco forma air-cure clay
Roll. Throw. Carve. Refine.
Approachable for a first clay experience and capable enough for serious studio exploration across jewelry, small vessels, reliefs, and mixed media forms.
Image becomes part of the surface.
Artisan Clay creates a receptive ground for transfer, mark, pattern, and image that follows the form and continues through the finish.
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