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• 2-2qt. Juice containers with the 8 cup markings indicated on the side of the container.
• Scoop for plaster
• FRESH bags of USGypsum #1 Pottery Plaster
• Mold straps (these come in pks of 4, get 1 pkg each of smallest sizes here that’s yellow and green)
• Good metal shears for cutting aluminum flashing
• Aluminum roof flashing 12" wide x about 16' long  (This should be cut in advance into the following strips:
  1– 4” x 4’ 1– 8” x 4’ 2-6” x 6’ Then keep the rest uncut for tall stuff.
• Clothespins  a few dozen
• 5-gallon buckets for plaster trash water
• Sturdy cardboard cartons for other trash including surplus plaster
• moldsoap (Murphy's Oilsoap will do)
• plaster knife
• very flat bats
• a few thin sheets of plexiglass 12" x 16" or so
• clay and clay tools
• gallon containers for mixing plaster (I use cut-down plastic store containers.)
• whisk
• rubber gloves (or latex)
• light face mask for the person with his face in the bag of plaster
• lowfire white casting slip (for me to make castings from the molds I'm bringing with me)

ABOUT CLAY: The clay you will use, and there might be plenty of use especially for large clay models, doesn’t have to be the same quality for making pots. I keep a supply of what I call TRASH CLAY on hand. It is clay that has been used with plaster before and generally clay I end up with in the studio that is not top quality anymore.

ABOUT PLASTER: This stuff is of use to us because it absorbs moisture efficiently. Make sure the purchased bags are not torn or opened. Ask questions about when it was delivered. Purchase from a supplier who understands it can't be allowed to sit around forever before it is sold. Store it in a very dry place. I seal each 50lb bag in a garbage bag til I need it. Close the bag carefully between uses.

ABOUT PLASTER IN THE SINK: A major mistake. It can and will wreck the plumbing. Have on hand buckets of water to use to clean all tools, hands, etc before washing in sink.