Discover the art of finding and processing clay in nature through a comprehensive 3.5-hour video series. Learn various techniques for locating clay sources, particularly in the American Southwest, and master the methods of wet and dry processing. Explore topics such as identifying different types of wild clay, testing and evaluating new clay sources, and tempering pottery clay. Gain insights into improving wild clay quality, understand the historical significance of ancient clay sources, and compare clay processing methods. Follow step-by-step instructions on making clay from dirt and delve into the intricacies of harvesting and processing wild clay in Arizona. Watch presentations from the 2014 Southwest Kiln Conference and learn from experts in the field of native clay processing and identification.
Overview
Syllabus
Is There a Better Way To Wet Process Clay?.
Hunting Clay on the Back Roads of Northern Arizona.
How to Test & Evaluate a New Wild Clay Source.
How To MAKE CLAY FROM DIRT 2, The Unanswered Questions.
Tempering Pottery Clay - the Secret to Mixing Wild Clay.
How To Identify Clay in Nature.
Harvesting & Processing WILD CLAY in Arizona.
Best Advice For Improving Wild Clay.
The Oldest Potters Clay in the Southwest is Disappearing.
Finding Clay for Pottery to Match Ancient Salado Pottery Sherds.
4 Types of Wild Clay You Can Find In Nature.
Best Way to Process Clay, Wet vs Dry Method.
How To MAKE CLAY FROM DIRT - 4 Simple Steps.
Natural Clay 101 Course Trailer.
FIND and PROCESS CLAY in the American Southwest.
Finding Native Clay in Southeast Arizona.
Processing Native Clay - Presentation From the 2014 Southwest Kiln Conference by Andy Ward.
How to FIND CLAY - Presentation from 2014 Southwest Kiln Conference by Andy Ward.
Taught by
Andy Ward's Ancient Pottery
