native clay 101

Wild Clay 101

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Finding and processing wild clay is one of those skills that’s almost impossible to learn from books alone. You need someone to show you what to look for in the field, and that’s exactly what this course does.

People reach out to me all the time asking how to get started with native clay. That demand is why I created this masterclass.

You’ll start with the fundamentals: what clay actually is, how it forms, and the different kinds of deposits you’ll encounter. Then we go outside. Through video, I’ll take you across the American Southwest to more than 20 real clay beds. You’ll see the landscape, the clues, and the differences between promising material and clay that isn’t worth processing. This is the part that’s hardest to get on your own: standing next to the deposit while someone explains what you’re looking at. After that, we’ll cover processing so the clay is ready for hand-building or throwing.

By the end of the course, you’ll know how to locate and process wild clay with confidence—anywhere in the world.

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testing natural clay for plasticity

Master new pottery skills with each lesson

Our lessons are set up in informative and easily understood segments which will allow you to master new techniques quickly.

Costs a fraction of an in-person pottery class or workshop

Most in-person classes cost hundreds of dollars but our video classes are just as educational and much more affordable.

Learn at a time and place convenient to you

Learn from home, while traveling, or anywhere else you have an internet connection and at any time of the day or night.

Watch videos of difficult techniques over again until you get it right

No more trying to remember what the instructor said or how they did a technique. Watch the video lessons over and over.

Personalized emails from the instructor will encourage you

You will receive encouraging emails from your instructor all through the class. Reply to these emails to get feedback and answers.

Learn the ancient art of pottery with convenient video lessons

If there is a better way to learn ancient pottery making techniques, we don’t know it. Learn from home in your underwear, does it get any easier than that?

a freshly processed block of found clay

Course Objective

  • What is clay
  • About the different types of clay
  • What tools are available to help locate clay
  • To identify native clay in the field
  • How to test wild clays 
  • Different ways to process clay
  • What temper is
  • Some materials commonly used for temper
  • Problem minerals to avoid
  • How to process temper
natural clay being dug from the ground

After finishing this course you will be qualified to locate natural clay and process it into a workable material practically anywhere in the world.


Course Content

Intro to Clay 101
What Is Clay? 1 Quiz
Lesson Content
Types of Clay Deposits 4 Topics | 1 Quiz
Identifying Clay 2 Topics | 1 Quiz
Some Common Clay Types
Methods of Grinding Clay
Testing Clay
Processing Clay 2 Topics | 1 Quiz
Temper 2 Topics | 1 Quiz
Problem Minerals 1 Quiz
Clay 101 Final

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