The best way to learn how to make pottery like this is by taking one of my online masterclasses which are much more in-depth than a KZitem video could be. My classes and also a few in-person workshops are available on my website ancientpottery.how/classes/
@MoJoDoD02
2 жыл бұрын
As an Archeologist seeing someone keep this ancient art of pottery alive with such respect to tradition and making it available to everyone here on YT really, really brings me a joy I cannot put to word. You are wonderful man
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate your comment very much.
@3dpprofessor
2 жыл бұрын
This dude makes me want to get into pottery.
@zippytippie453
2 жыл бұрын
I love the pots you chose in the ancient pottery challenge they just seemed a little bit more difficult and fun. This last season I’ve been busy. You know life catches up. I think that the first one occurred during a time in the pandemic where more people were home looking for distractions and exciting things to keep their minds busy. The current season found many people back at work and busy again. I don’t believe it’s a content issue, you always bring wonderful insightful videos. Don’t take it personally. Your viewership has grown to include people who are not potters but just love learning about the wealth of knowledge you share. Keep going.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I hadn't even considered the pandemic as a factor but you are right, people have less time now.
@vicstansell1840
Жыл бұрын
I suspect the ancient pottery challenge did well because it would be a broad term many people can relate. The Salado challenge is specific to people in the know. My three young boys love watching your channel. And they love making pinch pots. Keep up the good work you're an inspiration.
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the insight. I am building the video for the next challenge right now.
@hyrumhanson3390
2 жыл бұрын
I first thought it was makeing duck decoys for hunting at first. Great video.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I wonder if it would float and could act as a decoy?
@Eckendenker
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe warble jugs? People really like those.
@ichbinso4184
2 жыл бұрын
I don't do pottery myself, but I love watching your channel and admiring your all the skill and fine motor skills that go into it! Plus learning more about a corner of the world I know very little about via the pottery
@conorcroskery6195
2 жыл бұрын
Ok man, I think I've randomly watch one of your videos every day for the past week and I'm not even sure how I got to the first one. But I'm going to go make some coil pots, you've convinced me! I haven't made pots in years but have been longing too for awhile, and I love how unreliant on technology your style is!
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent, I hope your pots turn out great
@maryrose9404
2 жыл бұрын
I live in Oklahoma and have good red clay on my property. I'm new at this but am going to try making the duck pot. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
You don’t have to be 100% authentic, use what you have available, even store bought materials. I used to live in Oklahama, there’s a lot of good clay there.
@quinn4698
2 жыл бұрын
Surface decoration challenge! Any shape any clay any firing process, but a specific surface decoration pattern, look, or style based on some ancient culture
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Good idea!
@MyMy-tv7fd
2 жыл бұрын
nice demo of the technique - Salado pots were just pots, but more fun and artistic - ancient peoples were artists before they were writers, the cave paintings of Lascaux, Chauvet, and Altamira in Europe show this too. Even the hieroglyphic writing of ancient Egypt grew out of pictographic signs from about 3,500BC
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, yes sometimes they could just make things fun and more interesting. Their lives were full of hard work so it's nice to think that sometimes they could just have fun and relax.
@GreatNorthWeb
2 жыл бұрын
"Ancient pottery challenge" vs "Salado challenge". "Salado" is catchy to people who already have knowledge about Ancient Pottery. "Ancient Pottery" is self descriptive and more likely to be a catchy phrase to the general population. For that reason I believe that "ancient pottery challenge" is a more viral phrase.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Good point, thank you for the feedback.
@slob0516
Жыл бұрын
I have never made anything out of clay. I think ancient would be a little heavy for someone like me. I don't want to recreate ancient things, just fascinated by the process.
@slob0516
Жыл бұрын
I think I want to make flowerpots.
@pajiad191
2 жыл бұрын
I appreciate you Andy and watch every single one of your videos from end to end. My friends and I here in Southern California refer to you by name when talking pottery.. . "Well you know, Andy did it like this..." Lol
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Ha ha, thanks glad to be referenced in Southern California. I love so cal.
@aylaacar2439
2 жыл бұрын
Türkçe alt yazı olsa çok güzel olurdu. Hayranlıkla takip ediyorum sizi👍👏🙏
@lisah336
Жыл бұрын
Challenges are fun when lots of folks participate. I've noticed the most popular challenges (eg. Inktober) have variable levels so even newbies can participate. Maybe newbies can just make the pot shape.
@arvettadelashmit9337
2 жыл бұрын
My guess is for beauty. Art.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
That's a definite possibility.
@Adam-ui8iy
2 жыл бұрын
I love how he is using a deer bone to scrape away clay, and then an infrared thermometer to test temperature. He went from the bone age to the computer age in 60 seconds.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
I also used a lighter to start the fire and I drove to the country in an SUV. You gotta draw a line somewhere, I have chosen mine.
@sarahjarden8306
Жыл бұрын
Only found your challenge this year, but I think I would have taken part if I had seen the Salado challenge last year. Loving the channel BTW
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@1mediaseeker
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making these videos. Very inspirational ☀️
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@ericvonzipper4379
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy. I am brand new to your channel and to the idea of ancient pottery replication and finding and using wild clay. You are really inspiring and knowledgeable and your videos are just awesome! I’ve been spending the last ten days catching up. I haven’t played with clay since college forty years ago and I’m hooked again.
@anke9983
2 жыл бұрын
These duck pots are so interesting. I only knew them from the Diaguita culture in Chile. Check out the jarro pato. Thank you for all the love you put into your videos!
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Will do!
@jesus2621
Жыл бұрын
i missed the pottery chalenge, i have found what i think is clay near a river in my country will be fun to participate
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
Stay tuned for the next challenge soon.
@jeanparsons3559
2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love watching your videos. Thanks for sharing. I look forward to learning even more as time goes by.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much.
@TheInfoworks
2 жыл бұрын
Andy, good to see another out door firing, the warm weather must help. I've just uploaded a kiln improvement video, be interested in your thoughts, cheers
@petrapetrakoliou8979
2 жыл бұрын
The Salado challenge may seem more difficult because polychromy seems to be an underlying definition of this type of pottery and the alchemy of the different colours may seem intimidating to many compared to the seemingly more simple building of pots. People have to get all the ingredients right instead of needing only clay and sand. Even if few actually participate in the Salado challenge many get inspiration from it for their own pottery, so it is clearly worth making it.
@MelissaNSams
Жыл бұрын
I just found you and am loving learning from you. I would suggest making a challenge for like ancient Egypt or ancient Mayan. Different places? I don't really know much though.
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion.
@terryfinley7760
Жыл бұрын
Looks really nice!
@lynnann96
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@markgibsons_SWpottery
2 жыл бұрын
I think duck pots were made as a joke to make people laugh, but I have seen a couple that were shaped far closer to live form, and none of them had a head, but duck pots for sure. I really like that blank red pot... Great video! Thanks again Andy! I am trying an experiment by making a blank red, fired at high temp, and then painting it and firing it at low temp, because my clay needs temps in the 800-900 degrees C. all of my organic paint burns right out at about 750-800 degrees C.
@whitetopmountainlaurelchil3541
Жыл бұрын
The Very Eary Duck and Eagle Pottery were for water vases. Some was also used in storing Seeds like Eagle Corn, among other things. I can not speak about other Bands Or Tribes. There Was. Large Verity of pottery. The Avian Pottery is one of them. mostly Duck, Swan, And Hawk Pottery. Thank you Very Much. I have Made Eagle Ashtray. I use a mid temp that is a 6 cone and the Non commercial Clay at a higher temp. Till it is cherry red. I have been working on the Chihowee Pipes made out of clay. And Clay Bowles. I have introduction to our Band Members. I thank that a lot of people. Are learning and experimenting with your videos. I have done challenges as well with people they just like seeing me do the tribal things. So do people from other countries. I do not take personal. I learn some things from you, and other things I get reminded of. It is all good to me..
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
I have never seen an eagle pot that would be super cool.
@whitetopmountainlaurelchil3541
Жыл бұрын
The Eastern Woodland Archaeological Book I have shares some ideally paints, And Pigments. Some had scroll work with the paint, and the Eagle has a eagle head on the bowls. These are not as defined as some of the work we have to day. These are in some museums discovered in the Tennessee area. There was a boot bowl that is recognized a shell bowl. The tooth Bowl was a well liked bowl. I have not done a of introduction's on it. Authentic Indian Designs Edited By Maria Naylor, from reports of the Bureau of American Ethnology.
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
@@whitetopmountainlaurelchil3541 sounds cool. I don’t know very much about eastern Native pottery.
@whitetopmountainlaurelchil3541
Жыл бұрын
To our oral tradition the trade route highway 85 went to trade route highway 10 that went into Arizona were the items traded in the Meso American Culture. I have learned a lot about what you are doing and your culture connection. And the connection to the Mother and the ancient ones can smile on you and what you are doing.
@whitetopmountainlaurelchil3541
Жыл бұрын
A lot of the bowl designs and water vase you make was part of the south west truly, the designs were evolutional conscious connection, with the designs such as elevations to mountains and clouds geometric animals, as well as dancer types have or may have dancer ware for bowls for food and vases for water. They normally have some palisade type geometrical designs. The connection to the designs are normally connected to a place. And more depending on they pottery type designs
@angeladazlich7145
2 жыл бұрын
Fascinating how you make the head and neck. p.s. I try to keep social media to a minimum and don't do Instagram. That's why I didn't share.
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
I understand, social media can take over your life
@monsoonthebaboon
2 жыл бұрын
I love what you're doing, and have been making pots, but am not yet at a level I could make these pots (I'm still getting only about 50% survival, using Tony Soares' method of firing). You've revived my interest in SW archaeology and our Tucson area pre columbian cultures. I think it would be really interesting also to add in meso-american pots of similar age. Paquime and further south.
@Opernkabarett
Жыл бұрын
Thanks again for the beautiful insight. I am a bloody beginner now, that you convinced me, to use simply my kitchentable. And as a beginner my challenge is: how to best repair a crack in halfwet greenware How to form coil evenly How to feel, when there is enough temper or not ... Maybe this is a shelf to put a challenge on?
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
You are welcome. The right amount of temper will depend on the clay you are using, you won't know what the right amount is until you have experimented with it some to see what it needs. kzitem.info/news/bejne/zWqH0H-PiWWXeqA Rolling an even coil is, like a lot of things, just a matter of practice. I like to use only one hand and long even strokes. I repair cracks in pottery that has not fully dried by pushing damp clay into the crack. You will get it
@Opernkabarett
Жыл бұрын
@@AncientPottery oh, thank you!!!! ❤
@johnburke8337
2 жыл бұрын
One fun culture for pottery are the Moche. I don’t think it would be good for the challenges you want since some are like photo realistic heads, and others have tubes that join, but maybe something very advanced will pull a crowd? Don’t know It’s fun to watch your work though, so thanks for that! The way the carbon builds for the black in this video was very cool
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I love Moche pottery and would love to make some of that someday.
@lizardland
2 жыл бұрын
As a 3 month beginner I've been really interested in watching the challenge videos. It's not just been for learning technique and developing skill through doing something harder but also for learning about the styles, aesthetics and culture behind them. The Salado pots seem very decorative, the ancient pottery challenge pots were more about form. As a beginner working on form is a lot more achievable for me. I've not even got as far as painting a pot yet so I think the Salado challenge would be way beyond my level. Maybe something that goes more into how to set out a design and how to go about painting these very complex patterns for the next one would be helpful to people at my level?
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. That is actually a video idea that has been requested before, I am adding to my list for an upcoming video. Thanks
@airstreamwanderings3683
2 жыл бұрын
Nice pot, almost magical the way it works. I did some of the pots but don't have an instagram account so didn't submit anything. Last year you seemed to have more continuity with the challenge and talked about it more since there were 10 pots. I sort of forgot about it between pots. Maybe send a note out to members that "September is Salado Duck Month"? Salado is a more difficult type, possibly Hohokam next?
@pineberry212
2 жыл бұрын
A challenge to the beginners and new foke to you channel, such as myself as I only found this channel today. A challenge to find local clay and process it yourself, and post the resulting pottery using one of your firing methods posted on the channel.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, that challenge is always open. I get a lot of Instagram and Facebook private messages from people like that who are just learning and have questions.
@pineberry212
2 жыл бұрын
@@AncientPottery Well, I took my 3yo out to grandpa's and dug some dirt where a natural spring is, it seems very high in clay as when coiled it wrapped without breaking. Mixed the dirt in water with a paint mixer, and separated the plant material and rocks with a screen, and put the slurry into a pillowcase to let the water evaporate and slowly drain as it settles. I assume that's correct so far? Do you know if borax detergent is useful in pottery? I use it in silversmithing when melting silver for casting, and it leaves a nice glaze in my ceramic melting pot
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
@@pineberry212 Borax is a flux and will lower the melting point of your clay. I would not use it until after you find out if you need it, chances are you don't.
@daianerodrigues-nb5hl
Жыл бұрын
Parabéns ❤❤❤❤
@birder4life999
2 жыл бұрын
The reason I haven't done the Salado is I haven't found a good source of white clay, so I haven't been able to make the pots, otherwise I would have made these pots already. (I know I could buy some, but where is the fun in that!)
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Definitely more fun to find your own, I am all about that.
@baidarkaguy
2 жыл бұрын
Just made my very first pot. It's drying out front of my house. I can't address anything about the challenges other than don't stop them. Definitely looking forward to trying to get involved in the future. Went out and got 2 shades of gray, 2 shades of red, and 1 brown clay. Have no idea how they will fire, or work out yet.🤞
@reneed6954
2 жыл бұрын
love your videos Andy! maybe the salado challenge wasn't as popular because the painting materials aren't as easy to come by? with the ancient pottery challenge it was more about the form (just clay and the technique) I would re visit that challenge, its less intimidating.
@Gleichtritt
Жыл бұрын
Hello Andy, I am from Germany and new to any pottery. My goal from the beginning was, to get ingredients from nature and make pottery "in the garden" without buying anything. The idea to make it from what nature provides excites me. Would pottery from clay alone hold water or other liquids? Im school we once made a roman oil lamp, but there it got a layer of something like polish even though it was burned. Thank u for your videos, they are very interesting and u seem like a cool guy :).
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
Thanks. You will need to seal your pottery to hold liquids. kzitem.info/news/bejne/raRq0H-in6SmlKw
@Jog_l
2 жыл бұрын
Maby ancient pottery from diffdernt cultures or places of the eart. That way you could also learn something new about ancient pottery that you didn't know bevore. But I think it would be just as interesting if you did the ancient pottery chalenge again with some other pot types.
@henrikkiss3805
2 жыл бұрын
I would like to see Moche ceramic bottle created by your hands Sir. 🙂 Sometimes in the future.
@sftaxi7245
2 жыл бұрын
Functional & modernized
@Nenfish
2 жыл бұрын
Think about the times you put down a rib or your favourite polishing stone and then find yourself looking for it on the bench but you can’t see it, you decide to take a break and make yourself a coffee or do something else and when you return there the missing object is in plain sight. It is my opinion that new ideas come when we least expect them. Keep doing what you are doing. There are always new people checking out your channel for the first time and there are those of us that like to support your algorithms with likes and comments to keep you visible. Your dedication and commitment to what you do is commendable. Thank you.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes, good points, my audience has doubled just this summer, I was at 25,000 subs in May and then I hit 50,000 in September. That's a lot of people who are just learning and figuring out what it is about.
@nezpierce_
2 жыл бұрын
Do you ever come around queen creek? We have the Sonoqui Wash Trail here and I would love to see what kind ok clay you can find from there! I recently found your videos and I have been binge watching them, very well done!
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I generally avoid the Phoenix metro area like the plague. I do occasionally collect clay down around Coolidge and Florence.
@norligarupamisiones5011
2 жыл бұрын
👌
@austinjk24
Жыл бұрын
What was their working surface ? Did they have tables to work on like we do ? Or flat boards that they used to work on ? Great videos !
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
Mostly just their laps and a flat stone for rolling coils on. It was quite different. Here is my demonstration of making pottery in a similar situation kzitem.info/news/bejne/0Y2p1admiaZ5mGk
@bonniehyden962
2 жыл бұрын
Hmmm, I'm a relatively new subscriber and I have only 🤏 modern pottery knowledge. I would love to begin learning to use natural clay and fire the items I make myself. As for any challenges...I had no idea you did them! So, just in the spirit of community I'd be game for whatever challenge is next. ...as long as it's not too complicated. I reckon this means I need to crash-binge your videos and start practicing, huh? 🤔
@jennifervallot7003
2 жыл бұрын
Didn't know about it, but I am still learning the basics from you. I love the duck pot. Are there other effigy forms? Also how did your friend make the sheep figure?
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, lots of different effigy forms, last year I did a human effigy. We made the sheep in the Ancient Potters Club last month, that’s my Wednesday night Zoom class.
@elainemiles3676
2 жыл бұрын
Wednesday night classes are very relaxed. it's really a nice bunch of folks watching andy and working at their own pace!! can't beat the value!!!
@mihailvormittag6211
2 жыл бұрын
👍 Hi Andy, I think people are committed to replicating the things you suggested. But it's hard to see exactly what the designs look like. You should show the designs on all sides of the pots. I think people are replicating all your suggestions but not posting them. I for one didn't understand where to post the pictures of the replicated pots. I am very slow. I have only made one pot, but it is still green. I have only applied the red and white paint so far. But I haven't found a clay that is really white. I want to try beet juice as an organic color. And I hope my pot won't burst when I fire it.
@dirttemple2375
Жыл бұрын
Hmmm the first thing that came to mind was Placenta Pot….but of course that’s just conjecture.
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
Could be.
@ThrobbiusMaximus
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Andy, I'm a beginner who just recently surface fired their first bowl thanks to your videos. I have a question though - why is this firing process so quick? Most of your surface fires last no longer than 30 mins or so, just enough to burn down the fuel basically. But whenever I read about other ancient methods involving some kind of primitive kiln, it's often said that you will need to stoke the fire for hours on end. Why the difference?
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Where are you reading this? I am making reproductions of ancient Native American pottery in the American Southwest, it is unglazed earthenware pottery and so does not need that much heat. Travel to any Native pottery producing community today, places such as Salt River Indian Community, 1st Mesa at Hopi or San Ildefonso Pueblo and you will see people firing in similar, short duration, low temperature firings. I suspect the pottery you are reading about is maybe ancient Chinese glaze ware or something similar.
@brentons857
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe replication pottery from different cultures like Roman or Grecian or South America, etc…
@czed7515
2 жыл бұрын
I found what I think is blue clay. It's under this yellow clay. Almost seems harder tho. I was wondering if I could use that? Or even if it is clay. I can't find any information about it.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
You can't judge clay by the color, every clay is different. You will need to perform some tests to see just how usable it is. Here is a video showing that process kzitem.info/news/bejne/zWqH0H-PiWWXeqA
@czed7515
2 жыл бұрын
@@AncientPottery thanks for the info
@eugenezagidullin4893
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy. I'm very curious have you ever tried to make a primitive glaze?
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
I have zero interest in glaze because I am inspired by the ancient potters in my area who did not use glaze. There is a type of pottery called White Mountain Red Ware that used glaze paint, more of a decorative aspect then sealing, and I have done some experiments with recreating that kzitem.info/news/bejne/24WosXppqKN6hIo
@bigDbigDbigD
2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Why is it called a duck as the beak is completely wrong for a duck? More like a sparrow of some type.
@wewenang5167
2 жыл бұрын
Wow did you really just fired that pot in just 10 minutes?? THAT IS AWESOME! Is it hard enough to be called earthenware or stoneware? Can that pot be used as water container if we burnish it with stone or slip? I'm really interested to make one, i'm not even from US or related to any native American, in my country there are no one that replicate any of our ancient pottery culture and technique, most potter even traditional one now used modern technology and i'm sad about it. This art is dying in my culture.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
I think that is true all over the world, the old ways are being lost. Yes 10 minutes and it is earthenware, it is somewhat porous but could be used to hold water or anything. I hope you can figure out how pottery was made in your country in ancient times.
@sufyanamazigh7796
Жыл бұрын
You fired it for 10 min. What's the differences between this firing and the 7 days and nights non stop japanese firing technic ?
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
I don't know anything about that kind of firing or Japanese ceramics.
@WaifuPeep
2 жыл бұрын
i think it's just a decorative handle
@wqqdcraft
2 жыл бұрын
replica yet functional pipes!
@wqqdcraft
2 жыл бұрын
for some reason its really bothering me he didnt put a hole in the beak to pour the water from...
@oldugly9295
2 жыл бұрын
Andy. why don't you do a monthly challenge and just mirror/copy the ancient potters club projects. the club members can show their stuff and followers can show theirs. just throwing it out there. tom
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
That's a pretty good idea Tom. I'll need to think of some way to get the word out, maybe just a short or something. Thanks!
@deedeec102
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy! I have been sick with COVID this week and fell in love with your content! I have clay on my property that I harvested last year but now have the knowledge to add some temper, create a puki, try my first firing without a kiln… looking forward to following along and trying a challenge. THANK YOU! So inspiring!
@mojavebohemian814
2 жыл бұрын
I can only watch your videos at the present time. I live in N.E. AZ and will put this education into practice when I can move to a new property. Thank you very much, keep publishing.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Have fun!
@joelhiggins6156
2 жыл бұрын
Very cool this has inspired me to make a duck effigy pot :)
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Do it!
@bradleyc9538
2 жыл бұрын
Duck pot challenge!
@mihailvormittag6211
2 жыл бұрын
👍
@luzenidcabrerarivera4821
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful duck pot. Very well explained. I make prehispanic burnished pottery in Central Mexico. Congratulations. This technique requires a lot of patience and practice.
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
That's awesome, I love Mexican pottery
@WantedVisual
2 жыл бұрын
My guess about the challenge thing is, if you start typing "ancient pottery" for inspiration, you might get a hashtag like "ancientpotterychallenge". Less people are searching for stuff starting with salado. (Honestly, maybe check if people are using the old hashtag?) I think you would get more participation if you kept the name "ancient pottery challenge" and just changed the year, so people can follow that hashtag and notice when new content goes up, and maybe participate. Challenge ideas: - replicating a piece/set of ancient pottery found close to where the potter lives, or from a local museum - replicating a set with art that tells a coherent story - replicating a set with pieces missing, and trying to interpret what those pieces might have been
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
All good info, thanks for the thoughtful comment.
@alfonso8744
Жыл бұрын
So Andy we must apply the slip and the design when the pot isn't fully dry?
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
Apply the slip when the pot is not fully dry yes, but the painted designs were applied when it was fully dry.
@alfonso8744
Жыл бұрын
@@AncientPottery ok, thank you so much! :)
@melissatroyer9453
2 жыл бұрын
So I’m just really getting started (slowly) but I LOVE the idea of the challenges - especially the useable items from the Salado challenge. When I do attempt those I will post them with the hashtag, absolutely. Made my first item, a simple bowl with 2 colors ochre, red & yellow. We’ll see if it survives my first firing attempt! Next up I will try out the white slip & organic paint, if that goes ok I might be “challenge ready” LOL! For a new challenge you could do different effigies, or one each of the different Salado styles? Or follow just one style early through late examples? You have the advantage of knowing what will be interesting to the replicator during the process. Whatever you choose I’ll be following with interest, kind of amazing how much I’ve already learned! Thank you!
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, some good ideas here, I appreciate you sharing your thoughts.
@liammiller8112
4 ай бұрын
im limited to clay sources, and i have no way to fire my pottery! my mom said no, my dad said i couldn't use his grill, we don't have a back yard (my mom does, i don't live with her though, she has a little fire pit thing, which would be perfect) my grama says i can't do it in her side yard or her fire pit, and obviously i can't do it near where i find the clay (rocky ridge) because it's like a national part technically, even though it has a massive parking lot, multiple. i could always try in one of the grills in the parks, like how they have set up for cook outs? hmmm... but then i'd just be lugging around baskets of pottery every time we go to a park, so i can fire it... WHY IS THERE NO WHERE IN A CITY TO SET THINGS ON FIRE? that's okay, my dad said we should be able to move soon, and he said maybe i can dig a hole and make a kiln. it'd be a kiln, but slightly underground just for insulation. so it'd be a hole, and then on top would be just like any normal top of a kiln... what if... i cook bacon and eggs on top... while the pottery is down below? and then when it's done (obviously unrealistic, because the pot would have to cool and be sealed before use) i can just take it out and put my food on it, and since it's so hot it'll keep my food warm... my dad would probably use the kiln to try to make beef jerky... i love my dad
@patspotpage
2 жыл бұрын
Hi Andy! I'm coming late to this party and didn't know about the challenge until you posted this video. However, I'll say that one of my favorite assignments in my pottery learning experience was to select a historic pot, learn about how it was made and then replicate it as closely as possible to the original method/materials. Perhaps for future challenges you can do something similar, giving the history of a pot or group of pots, or even just picking a piece and letting others research it and replicate it. I may look back on your original challenge and perhaps try my hand at some of them. Currently I mostly wheel throw, but have been contemplating some things that would be better built by hand. Thanks for your channel. I'm learning a great deal from your posts!
@jdstewart8572
2 жыл бұрын
You inquired about the Salado challenge - I made all the pots but the problem that I was having was the paint does not stick after firing. The paint rubs off. I thought that my picture was sent - we'll resend the picture. I believe that there is an issue with the southeast clay that the paint does not stick - southeast clay is different that southwest clay.
@patytrico
2 жыл бұрын
As always a pleasure to see you work and listen to your explanations! My fingers are itching to start mine!
@coopart1
2 жыл бұрын
I’m almost ready to start exploring Salado pottery. I wanted to get into the challenge but this last 18 months have been Mimbres obsession 😅 I will boil some beans soon and get ready !
@zippytippie453
2 жыл бұрын
Love your Duck. Turned out great
@sharonbryant5811
Жыл бұрын
As a beginner making that many pots is overwhelming. Picking any one of the 5 to copy and calling it Ancient Pottery Challenge Season 2 Salado. It narrows the focus. But it may have just hit people at a bad time. Perhaps reaching out to those that participated last time privately and ask for their feedback.
@AncientPottery
Жыл бұрын
I would never expect someone to make all the pots. In the "ancient pottery challenge" I think only one person made all of them, all the other participants just picked one or two that they liked. I have a good idea for the next one and will announce it soon. Thanks for the thoughtful feedback.
@jennmorton3155
2 жыл бұрын
Finding the right clay might be a challenge for some people, for instance I have no idea where I would get white smectite.
@AncientPottery
2 жыл бұрын
You can buy clay, you don’t have to do everything authentically. I sell smectite clay on my website.
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