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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.

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Making a brick for Portland Brick

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Throwing clay into a wooden mold for Portland Brick, a public art project in Portland, Maine in which past, contemporary, and future memories are stamped into bricks that repair city sidewalks. Ayumi Horie and Elise Pepple collaborating. Thanks to Janine Grant for throwing the clay

How to Make Primitive Pottery

45 Comments / Anasazi Ceramics /

Follow me as I guide you through the whole process of making primitive pottery, some of my other videos show more details on parts of the process but this video shows the entire process of creating primitive pottery. Please post questions below and I will answer.

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