Investigating a New Material: Basalt

I’m finally getting around to documenting some of the work I did at Red Lodge Clay Center with a material I had very little experience with the time, basalt. I was lucky to happen upon Pioneer Valley Basalt available in two versions, Microfine Basalt and BrixBlend Basalt . The microfine version was great for glazes, and the material came with a detailed chemical analysis . We’re not always so…