I had a cone 019 and a 06 , 019 is about 1252 F , it boiled off, the 06 didn’t do much, with a wood fire the temp would be much greater. I’ve melted 06 in a pot fire. I don’t like to get to hot
What, in your opinion, is ther difference between Mojave and Anasazi pottery decorationpatterns? I have searched the internet for it but I couldn’t find very conclusive amswers, hence I ask.
Mojave pottery was made in a Paddle and anvil process. Anasazi was mostly made with a pinch coil method. Mojave pottery was for the most part fired in oxidation and was red on orange or buff. Anasazi did a a lot of black on white in a reduced atmosphere. They did do other types in later years
Wood fire ismhotter then charcoal? Learning about firing my work outside, wanted to see the diffreneces. We did the saw dust method similar to yours but the prices are layered in between n fired, well they soldered and turned out black an a little brownish, it colored all the way through..,some prices had air and broke where the bubble was. We will do better next time, maybe the clay it’s a cone o4 n works ok so far
I dig my own clay and make my paints from rocks I find. If you use commercial maybe a low fire buff sculpting clay. Preheat your pots first or they will blow up
Eleonore p well just dry them for a few days then put them in your oven at 250 for a half hour then go up to 450 for about 45 minutes, that should cure out the moisture. You might leave your windows open in case of any fumes from commercial clays
@Tony Soares Native Clays thanks for the tips. I have another question, and sorry but i m french, i want to be sure before i lit the kiln 🙂 ! i have found all the material to build the kiln so i ll make a video soon ! i m using commercial clay and i a m afraid that if i completely close the kiln with a big bucket (= what we call in french reduction= no oxygen inside) my pieces will turn completely black/carbon/metallic look ? it happened with a primitive kiln before and we had to burn the pieces with oxygen to retrieve the colors of the clay. is that correct? in your videos it seems like the pots are “cooked”in a certain way, seems like the oxygen is slowly reduced but not completely…
You can let them burn completely in oxidation, but for this clay and paint you burn till the heavy carbon is gone then by putting the bucket over the fire at the right time it becomes a carbon monoxide atmosphere and not a carbon or heavy smoke carbon atmosphere. The carbon monoxide keeps the mineral paints black and not brown or red and the whites white or ghost white
you do amazing pottery i do cherokee pottery myself thanks for sharing wado
What temp did you reach? You never showed what happened to your cone.
I had a cone 019 and a 06 , 019 is about 1252 F , it boiled off, the 06 didn’t do much, with a wood fire the temp would be much greater. I’ve melted 06 in a pot fire. I don’t like to get to hot
What, in your opinion, is ther difference between Mojave and Anasazi pottery decorationpatterns? I have searched the internet for it but I couldn’t find very conclusive amswers, hence I ask.
Mojave pottery was made in a Paddle and anvil process. Anasazi was mostly made with a pinch coil method. Mojave pottery was for the most part fired in oxidation and was red on orange or buff. Anasazi did a a lot of black on white in a reduced atmosphere. They did do other types in later years
Wood fire ismhotter then charcoal? Learning about firing my work outside, wanted to see the diffreneces. We did the saw dust method similar to yours but the prices are layered in between n fired, well they soldered and turned out black an a little brownish, it colored all the way through..,some prices had air and broke where the bubble was. We will do better next time, maybe the clay it’s a cone o4 n works ok so far
Could you cook in a pot fired like this?
You could, they did back in the day and still do in Mexico
What kind of clay works best for this type of firing?
I dig my own clay and make my paints from rocks I find. If you use commercial maybe a low fire buff sculpting clay. Preheat your pots first or they will blow up
hi, how can i preheat my potteries? in a cooking oven? thanks your videos are great !
Eleonore p well just dry them for a few days then put them in your oven at 250 for a half hour then go up to 450 for about 45 minutes, that should cure out the moisture. You might leave your windows open in case of any fumes from commercial clays
@Tony Soares Native Clays thanks for the tips. I have another question, and sorry but i m french, i want to be sure before i lit the kiln 🙂 ! i have found all the material to build the kiln so i ll make a video soon ! i m using commercial clay and i a m afraid that if i completely close the kiln with a big bucket (= what we call in french reduction= no oxygen inside) my pieces will turn completely black/carbon/metallic look ? it happened with a primitive kiln before and we had to burn the pieces with oxygen to retrieve the colors of the clay. is that correct? in your videos it seems like the pots are “cooked”in a certain way, seems like the oxygen is slowly reduced but not completely…
You can let them burn completely in oxidation, but for this clay and paint you burn till the heavy carbon is gone then by putting the bucket over the fire at the right time it becomes a carbon monoxide atmosphere and not a carbon or heavy smoke carbon atmosphere. The carbon monoxide keeps the mineral paints black and not brown or red and the whites white or ghost white
Eleonore p also make sure your pots have been preheated to 450F before firing. Commercial clay is a lot different then clay that is hand made
Beautiful & timeless.bn
Thank you for share this video, do you sell your art work online?
I do from time to time through Instagram or flintknappers.com
Do you use tree sap in you slip ? Have you ever TRYED flour syrup in the slipp ? ROB THANKS
Thanks for sharing your experiences Tony, super interesting.
Bellísimo trabajo!