Wild Clay – Working with Clay

Firing pots in a Pit

View of one of the finished pots. Color is very near to that of a pot made from commercially available clay that was fired at the same time. I have used this pot to hold water while working on other pieces of pottery.

Digging dirt

Processing clay from wild or raw dirt requires digging a hole in the ground and getting the first of many loads of clay-bearing earth to process. I was fortunate that I had friends that were willing to let me dig a hole in their yard to get the raw materials. The reason I was allowedContinue reading “Digging dirt”