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Some Common Clay Types

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Hopi coal fired pottery by Bobby Silas. This was f

Hopi coal fired pottery by Bobby Silas. This was filmed at the 2024 Southwest Kiln Conference where Bobby did a demonstration showing how he fires pottery using lignite coal. Make plans to attend the 2025 Southwest Kiln Conference for lots more like this. www.swkiln.com

@roonrensu87 #hopipottery #bobbysilas #southwestpottery #lignite #potteryfiring

I’m at the Mesa Gateway Airport to pick up my fa

I’m at the Mesa Gateway Airport to pick up my family tonight and they have some pots here made by my friend, the late great Ron Carlos. He was a great potter, a good guy and an excellent teacher. Gone too soon. #nativeamericanpottery #maricopapottery #indianpotraits #arizonapottery

These cool, sunny January days are perfect for exp

These cool, sunny January days are perfect for exploring ancient ruins in the low desert (because believe me you don't want to be out here in June.) This is a great classic period Hohokam site with a LOT of pottery. Most is plain ware but there is a little Salado Polychrome here too. Much of the red ware has an amazingly smooth finish on it. #ancientpottery #potterysherds #hohokam #ancientruins #ancientarizona

Beware selenite in wild clay. Here is what it look

Beware selenite in wild clay. Here is what it looks like, sheets like this naturally form adjacent to clay layers. Selenite is gypsum crystals, gypsum is water soluble so this can make a real mess out of your pottery #wildclay #gypsum #selenite #naturalclay

Yesterday I had the opportunity to hang out with @

Yesterday I had the opportunity to hang out with @willorocksstudio we did some clay hunting and fired some pottery together. It was a really great day to be outdoors. There will be a video of the pottery firing coming later but for now here's a quick peek at the clay we found.

#clayhunt #wildclay #nativeclay #arizona #naturalmaterials

Kelly's firing at last year's Southwest Kiln Confe

Kelly's firing at last year's Southwest Kiln Conference. Make plans to attend the conference this year for more pottery firing fun. It will be held on October 17-19, 2025 at Eastern Arizona College in Safford, Arizona. @kayenta_fire #ancientpottery #primitivepottery #potteryfiring #woodfiredpottery #pitfire

In the Ancient Potters Club (my Wednesday night Zo

In the Ancient Potters Club (my Wednesday night Zoom class) this month we have been working on stirrup pots. Here are the two I have made. One more class to get these cleaned up and smooth and then we get started on February’s project a black on white painted bowl. You can sign up for this class on my website at AncientPottery.how

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I'll be live-streaming on YouTube in about a half

I'll be live-streaming on YouTube in about a half hour talking about some of my pottery firing failures. Come join us and let's discuss some firing disasters and how they could have been avoided.

Never before seen footage of the advanced technolo

Never before seen footage of the advanced technology used in Mexico to un-make clay including the mysterious unconsolidation bins, amazing de-watering buckets and high-tech antigrav shovels.

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