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Maria Martinez: Indian Pottery of San Ildefonso (Documentary, 1972, VHS)

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Maria Montoya Martinez and her son, Popovi Da demonstrate how Pueblo Indian Pottery is made using traditional methods. Filmed in San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico.

"Maria Martinez, noted indian pottery maker demonstrates the traditional indian ways, beginning with the spreading of sacred corn before clay is gathered. Also shown are the mixing of clay, construction of pottery, hand decorating, and building of the firing mound."

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The Oldest Potters Clay in the Southwest is Disappearing

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I go looking for the oldest potters clay in the American Southwest near Tucson, Arizona only to find that this clay is rapidly disappearing beneath concrete. Explore the remote prehistory of ceramics and the long ancient ceramic traditions of the Tucson area.

To learn more about how to locate and process wild clay check out my online class "Wild Clay 101" at this link

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3 Things You Need to Start Making Southwest Pottery

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Getting started making Southwest pottery can seem daunting. This video will help you connect with all the resources you need to start in Southwest pottery, the tools, materials and the skills. Below are links to some of the resources I talk about in the video.

TOOLS
Gourd scrapers and polishing stones:
Pukis:

MATERIALS
Low fire clay:
Iron oxide for paint:

SKILLS – SELF PACED
Online video classes:
My blog:
Tony Soares YouTube channel:
Clint Swink's book:

SKILLS – WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES
Andy Ward (me):
Cherylene Caver:
Kelly Magleby:
SW Kiln Conference:

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Ceramic Review: Masterclass with Lisa Hammond

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From her studio in a disused London railway ticket office, Lisa Hammond shares the processes she follows to create her soda-fired carved pouring bowls. Discover more inside Ceramic Review issue 283, which features the full step-by-step masterclass. You can order back issues of the magazine from ceramicreview.com.

Film by Layton Thompson for Ceramic Review.

Ceramic Review: Masterclass with Daphne Carnegy

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Tin-glazed earthenware expert Daphne Carnegy shares the process and story behind her botany-inspired functional wares. Discover more inside Ceramic Review issue 288, which features the full step-by-step masterclass. You can order current and back issues of the magazine from ceramicreview.com.

Film by Layton Thompson for Ceramic Review.

Finley Pots

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See what happens when a potter throws new light into an ancient art form. Bill and Maggie Finley of Finley Pottery make luminaries – pots full of holes to display light patterns.

Ceramic Review: Masterclass with Stuart Carey

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'It was at the wheel where it all came together for me. Tableware became an obsession, I loved the functionality of it, that it would be used and loved.'

In this video, Stuart Carey takes us step-by-step through the processes he uses to throw a thin-walled bowl, which he spray-glazes once it is bisque-fired.

Discover how Stuart makes his work in the full step-by-step masterclass inside CR 299 (September/October 2019). You can order current and back issues of the magazine from ceramicreview.com.

Film by Layton Thompson for Ceramic Review