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@shexdensmore

2 жыл бұрын

What if you used a self cleaning oven to fire your pottery?

@julianneandrews219

2 жыл бұрын

With store bought clay, you mentioned that you work a lot of sand into it, is there a percentage you look for, or a texture that tells you when you’ve added enough?

@martharetallick204

2 жыл бұрын

Another Tucsonan here. Is it possible to find clay sources in the city?

@sophiaolup2026

Жыл бұрын

at 18:49 what are you adding on top of the fuel?

@Korina42

Жыл бұрын

@@sophiaolup2026 It looks like pieces of broken pottery; non-flammable, and will hold in heat but still let smoke escape.

You are my saviour! I am poor… like not “I can’t afford my winter vacation to the Bahamas and my summer spa retreat this year” poor… I’m “I barely can afford rent and my phone and groceries every month” poor… and this actually gives me hope that my lifelong dream of making pottery may come true! People like you are the reason people like me have hobbies and can enjoy life. It’s not a big deal… it’s a HUGE deal!! Thank you so much.

@pmac5934

3 ай бұрын

I want to reach out to you just to say - keep going . Keep learning from people like Mr Ward . I think you have the wherewithal to make a better life . I've been around for six decades now and I have experienced times of poverty and also great distress including absolute homelessness at times . As of now , I am living a pretty comfortable life, materially speaking . All things will pass . Keep faith in yourself , allow for time and your own will and abilities ( which will increase as you learn ) to help change your situation , if you can and try to discern the good opportunities from the false ones and always accept them ( the sensible ones, obviously ) if you can see them coming around . In the meantime , do as you are doing ; learn things that you can do , things that knowledgeable people are willing to share with you such as Mr Ward here ( and all the other teachers on KZread ) . Be curious about the world and I think you will prevail . Knowing nothing else about you I wish you all the best . You can and you will x

@19KevinArk82

3 ай бұрын

I said hell yeah!

@TalRohan

2 ай бұрын

I am an unashamed dumpster diver for exactly this reason, its amazing how you can come up with things you need in order to do the tasks you have in hand...Bricks are easy to find and if you get the right dumpster wood is too. go for it.....I also wait until the end of summer and buy up the really cheap lumpwood charcoal that stores don't want hanging around all winter.

@genxtech5584

2 ай бұрын

If you have it in your area try "Freecycle". Lots of folks give away stuff for free on their that they have no use for but don't want to otherwise end up in a landfill. Old bricks, kids play sand, even wood from tree's they had taken down are all things I've seen given away locally before. All you need for your own clay is a shovel, a bucket, and a pillow case. Hope you enjoy your hobby!

@Grandma_Jizzzzzzzard

2 ай бұрын

@@pmac5934great comment ❤

I have realized that companies have made us believe that we can't do things at home without expensove materials / equipment and it really pisses me off. I'm just on journey from making my own watercolor paint including the binder and because of that I stumbled to your videos and so thankful! Thank you for spreading the know how

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same, we all need to reconnect with the earth. Thanks.

@rebeccafionacornel6558

Жыл бұрын

very true!

@johannabronk721

Жыл бұрын

whoa cool. how are you making your own watercolours?

@ClownWhisper

Жыл бұрын

No offense but how in the but how in the name of God is it company's fault that it requires expensive equipment to do pottery on a professional level? I don't understand that I'm a Potter I stopped handbuilding in grade school no offense to anyone but that's when I stopped being interested in playing Patty cake with clay. Yes pottery at a traditional level is expensive but it doesn't have to be. When I got started I bought a used kiln for $100 it took me about three or four months of waiting and looking and looking and looking and I found one that was in good enough shape to repair and it was only $100 I bought a case of brick for 50 bucks I got lucky and there's a firebrick company about 30 miles from me. And I cleaned up the wiring and got it all nice and clean and it worked so it cost me about $150 give or take for a kiln! I bought a wheel that was on sale for $650 or something like that which is not the top of the line wheel but it was a good professional wheel and it's been lasting me for quite a minute many years already that's really not that much money for the major tools involved in ceramics. If you don't have that kind of money to spend which I didn't I saved up for it but if you don't want to spend money and do that in your home that way there are studios all over the damn place that you can go in and rent time on their equipment and even take classes. I took classes in high school and was told I really had a knack for it so in later years I came back to it and it was like riding a bike I had a couple of rough days remembering getting the muscle memory back and and then I was off and running. I can make a 4 foot tall beautiful ornate base on my wheel and it's so much enjoyment it's so fun I can't imagine not being able to do it anymore it almost happened I broke my wrist really bad I shattered it luckily it healed OK

@madtabby66

Жыл бұрын

@@ClownWhisper mad because you didn't need to? Some of us don't find deals.

My Cherokee tribe would use clam shells to smooth out their pottery, and some even had patterns cut into the edges to scrape designs into the pots. The creek near my home has freshwater clams, so I use them. I also use mussel shells that I pick up when I travel to beaches on my vacations. Beaches are a great place to find free polished rocks and shells that can be used instead of a gourd shell.

@SoullessScythe

29 күн бұрын

they did indeed, i have a piece i found in iowa, if you look in iowa creeks you can find broken pieces of pottery on creek banks, just takes time and some good eyes.

I just learned more in this 19+ minute video than I did in an entire semester of college ceramics. Thanks!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@charlottesmom

Жыл бұрын

There needs to be a youtube college, people are constantly commenting about learning way more in 1 or 2 videos than whole semesters in college!

@maskcollector6949

8 ай бұрын

I second that, my Ceramics teacher in HS was terrible.

@samuelmuldoon4839

6 ай бұрын

It sounds like your college ceramics course was disappointing, but I imagine that most college ceramics courses are not too bad. I took ceramics in high school in the city of Aurora, Colorado; United States of America. It was my favorite class. The best thing I mad was a blue-color desk organizer for my father. Nothing on the desk organizer was round or circle shaped. The desk organizer was made of slabs cut into the shape of trapezoids, rectangles, triangles, and other geometric shapes cut out of clay. My point is to offer an example of somthing other than a bowl which can be made out of clay. Also, you don't have to get good at using a potter's wheel. You can roll clay out as if it was cookie dough. You can cut the clay into pieces which are four-sided. Wait for the pieces of clay to to turn dark, and get hard like beef jerky, so that the clay is not loose or floppy anymore. A person can make ginger-bread houses like things from hard clay slabs where the edges are held together by "slip" (watery clay) and long skinny coils or noodle smushed into the edges and corners. make sure to scratch the edges of the clay with a stiff wire brush or somthing.

So generous of you to demonstrate to those who would love to make pottery but don't have specialized equipment. There is a beauty in this type of pottery that doesn't exist in wheel formed pottery. This pottery is more human, has more charm, character, and "soul." Sure, pottery fired in this way isn't vitrified, but frankly, who cares! This way of making pottery is about art, not trying to compete with commercially made pottery.

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I agree wholeheartedly.

@suecollins3246

2 жыл бұрын

Could you, I wonder, fire a piece down in a Dakota Fire Pit? Cover the top and slide two pieces of copper pipe through the side holes to facilitate air flow...

@susanmiller7472

Жыл бұрын

@@suecollins3246 I HAD THAT SAME THOUGHT.

@LiwaySaGu

Жыл бұрын

this non vitrified pottery is what we usually use in the philippines for flower/plant pots.

@tomrobards7753

Жыл бұрын

You would believe the pottery the American Indians make back in the woodland period with no modern tools and that was thousands of years ago

I was shocked to hear the high sound of good vitrification on the terracotta bowl you made. It sounded very dense and strong. I expected a more fragile clay. I felt so nostalgic watching this. I grew up in the 60's so your music and general vibe in this video felt familiar. Not only an excellent video tutorial, but it reminded me of home. My parents were ceramists back in India. Their factory was well known. They were studio potters with a small workforce of highly skilled potters, glazers, packers. It was a small production place but supplied major outlets with art pottery for years. My dad made his own glazes, built his own electric kilns with kanthal wires, my mother prepared for art exhibitions. They even exhibited their pieces at the Victoria Albert Museum in London, UK. I still have those two pieces. During the Indian monsoons, the weather cooled down, the rain fell in sheets, the clay dried on plaster slabs on the verandah before kneading, and the smell of baking pottery pervaded the rooms where we worked. There was a hum of activity and creativity that were the most beautiful and peaceful moments of my childhood. My parents were at their industrious best in that environment, my mother getting orders filled, my dad measuring out new glaze recipes on his scale. As the hot afternoon cooled into evening, the sun slanted into the rooms painting everyone golden. I remember each worker like a sepia photograph. I remember feeling sad when the day ended and we had to go home. I wanted to live there among the clay and ovens and glazes and wheels and dust and sweat and slip and molds. I loved that place. For years I felt so sad here without a kiln or pottery, raising kids and working inside a prison of walls, my creativity stifled. Suddenly, I watch this video. I don't need a kiln. I have clay. I have a wheel. I can fire them in my back yard. I can use black and white engobes, and a pebble to burnish the pots to a satin gloss. I don't need glazes. I feel so liberated. I could even make pottery while traveling in my RV. All it takes is a campfire. KZread is wonderful. And so are your videos. Thank you. Subscribed.

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your childhood experiences with pottery, what a wonderful way to grow up. I hope you are able to return to the clay and that my videos might be helpful in that. Thanks for watching!

@221b-Maker-Street

Жыл бұрын

What wonderful writing...

@LisaStojanovski

Жыл бұрын

This may be the best piece of writing on the internet for today.

@mochamilksubs

Жыл бұрын

Goodness what beautiful writing! I must say that as an aspiring writer you are very talented. Thank you for sharing your experiences in such a captivating manner. what an inspiration!

@thomasswoodward

Жыл бұрын

Write a book. Please.

As an educator who helps homeschooling parents, often cost is what limits most education. I love ideas that help turn what we have into working models. Thank you for this.

@AncientPottery

9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome.

@bettybrooks6585

8 ай бұрын

Hi Lynn, Did you have a chance to build the fire yet? I would love to try this project with my kiddos in our back yard. Was that a particular type/brand of charcoal he used?

I'm sculpting with polymer clay, silently wishing we could use real clay, but no kiln, right? A few hours later and no research, this video pops up. I love spirit! Thank you 😊

@mayankgulati6557

2 ай бұрын

did you took vaccination? it has been happening to me too and i think its because of the vaccination they planted something in our head or something

@BobDeGuerre

Ай бұрын

My next door neighbor's wife got vaxxed, and when she got home and went to get out of the car the chip or whatever malfunctioned and she started floating away and got tangled in the high tension wires south of town and our whole town was without power for a week until they got her untangled. The didn't fasten her down properly, and she got swept away by an updraft and was last sighted just west of Murphysboro IL two days ago. But will the media report it? You know exactly why they won't.

I mean this as a compliment: Watching this video reminded me so much of watching public access shows in the 90s. I don't know what it is: the sound, the editing, but all of it culminated into giving it that vibe and I love it! I was hit with a wave of nostalgia. Even seeing your cellphone on the table didn't take that nostalgia away :D I'm definitely checking out the rest of your channel when I'm done watching this video. Thank you!

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Someone else recently said that this video reminded them of the 90s. Funny, it wasn't intentional.

@Olivia-bh7vs

2 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of a simpler more wholesome time, I get what you mean. So pure

@user-ms1ue8bd8r

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!! I love it!

@KW-dp5py

Жыл бұрын

YES!! I think it's the music that has the vibe. Calm, soothing like Mr. Rogers and even Peanuts Gang, reminiscent of when they are walking or doing something where words are not necessary (so thankfully absent) lol. Nice video, thank you.

@FlaxeMusic

Жыл бұрын

@@AncientPottery Whatever you're doin don't change it. This is an absolute vibe, I'm enthralled, soothed and educated simultaneously.

Dude where have you been all my life? I love your videos! You're the perfect balance of goofy/informative/concise/pleasant

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Where have you been MY whole life. Thanks, I needed this comment today, someone misinterpreted my goofy as cringy.

@CKNate1

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree! Subbed

@canterlilyfarm

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the video. My daughter's and I have been badly wanting to try pottery but I can't afford a kiln. We are going to delve into this now.

@rockcollin1580

2 жыл бұрын

@@canterlilyfarm This guy is great, eh? :)

@Olivia-bh7vs

2 жыл бұрын

well said! He's a breath of fresh air!

I love that you emphasize how valuable your hand are as tools. This gets overlooked so often as people want to buy the best tools, and forget their hands are amazing

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

So true!

As someone whose stuck to air clay because of the barriers to trying (mostly financial) this is so educational and is truly opening a lot of doors to grow and play with clay!

This is so interesting! Of course humans have been making pottery for millennia without wheels and modern tools, but I had somehow never put together just how accessible it could be

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could open your eyes. Thanks!

@calestrada1327

Жыл бұрын

Same! I thought I would need so much stuff, glad to have seen this channel. It really opened my eyes! Thank you for what you do!!!

Subscribed as soon as you said "I'll put the link down in the dooblydoo." I love pottery, but never looked into anything other than modern methods. I think this method fits me much better and I can't wait to be able to afford the membership to your website to access your master classes! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge with us! You're amazing and you've gotten an instant fan here

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I hope you get to make some pottery and enjoy it.

@jasminpeer6473

Жыл бұрын

Literally the moment I hit subscribe. Old habits die hard and it's still a community I love

@nattamused9074

Жыл бұрын

I’d love to know what a doobleydoo is.

@stephk5797

Жыл бұрын

It's just his funny way of saying the video description :)

@anniekate76

Жыл бұрын

@@nattamused9074the only other people I have heard say that are John and Hank Green, so I also felt a lot of warmth hearing that - I assume this potter has not forgotten to be awesome.

Very inspiring. My mom did pottery. She had a second house full of molds, several kilns, and when she died I was young and not aware. My dad sold everything for nothing. When I learned I had none of her art stuff I was devastated. I always wanted to continue her craft.

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

You can walk in her footsteps even if you don't have her equipment. Maybe the clay is in your blood.

@relevation0

Жыл бұрын

So continue!

@jamesvoigt7275

Жыл бұрын

I can understand your devastation. I have had a taste of that myself. What I learned was that my parents acquired for themselves what they had, and so can I, and so can you if you like. Then, perhaps, I can leave a legacy for my children and grandchildren.

@kilodeltawhisky1504

Жыл бұрын

Do so, do continue. You will work in her memory, but create from your own heart and perfective. Sometimes that is the only legacy left to us! Do it!

@denyseleonard240

Жыл бұрын

Why do you not put slurry between the base and the coil? I would think that would make it stronger and prevent any air bubbles.

I loved making pottery, one of my favorite art classes growing up and in college. I got disappointed that my dream of making pottery would never come to fruition because I didn't have a kiln/wheel/glazes. This video has revived that dream ☺

I love your straightfoward approach to this video. So tired of having videos that say in 30 minutes what could have been said in 5. Yours is refreshingly informative and doesn't waste my time!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you got something out of it.

Nice job bringing pottery to the masses. If you can't fire in your yard you can often go to a park especially if you use charcoal in one of their grills. Thanks

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Wes and for the tip as well. Where there's a will (to fire pottery) there is a way. It looks like your latest video is blowing up, good job!

@rosascreativeworks5403

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent thought! I like that!

@bambinaforever1402

Жыл бұрын

NO U CAN NOT. it should burn FOR HOURS. In a kiln with 1000 degrees celsius it should burn 24 hours.

@airstreamwanderings3683

Жыл бұрын

@@bambinaforever1402 Admittedly a park is more challenging. I did a surface firing this morning and it took 2 hours from beginning to end. With my temporary brick kiln like Andy used in this video the pots were ready in 7 hours. The bricks were still pretty hot but could have been put in the bed of a pickup. These methods typically hit about 800C and 1000C has been tough to achieve. Some parks are pretty restrictive but some give a lot of latitude.

I love how passionate you are about teaching pottery basics! And I’m so very grateful that I found your channel. I’ve been called to pottery for so long but never been able to acquire my own resources (and renting can be expensive). Thank you for selflessly sharing your knowledge and wisdom. And quirkiness!! Haha. I feel empowered 🥰

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad you are getting value from my content. I hope you're able to start making pottery using these videos.

You're a natural born teacher. I truly appreciate your video. It's been years since I've taken a ceramics class. Always wanted to do ceramics again, but never had the money for the equipment. Thank you for this

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@macjoseph2375

5 ай бұрын

Same! I took Ceramics in High School and it was my favorite class. I definitely plan on getting back into it.

Very helpful. I'm an archaeologist and had learned to make handmade pottery as part of the training (using a mold and coiling) but couldn't take it any further. Making a few of my own ceramics at home would be special if I can even etch a few ancient designs on it in the pre-firing stage! Subscribed and looking forward to learn more. Thanks :)

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Excellent, we need more archaeologist potters

@AbsentWithoutLeaving

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of undergrad at uni, studying anthropology/archaeology - we got to be pros at chipping "points" (technical term for arrow and spear tips or hand-held cutting blades) out of chert - an abundant local mineral of exceptional hardness (Mohs 7) that was used by early (BCE) native Americans. Still have a few "pretty" ones laying around from back in the day, lol.

You have convinced me to try making my first pottery in this manner. I have a kiln already, but no wheel. ( Which I plan to build myself. ) I made some 'wild clay' from material I dug from 8 feet down. Nice orange stuff. lol Learning a lot from your videos, thank you!

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

That's great, I'm glad my videos have helped you.

A beautiful mix of John Denver and Radar O’reiley❤️ This man has the wonderful heart of a teacher.

Subscribed off the strength of this video. I love experts who share their knowledge for free

@AncientPottery

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, I have a lot more videos similar to this.

You have no idea how many pottery video I've watched hoping to find the techniques that you give here. They always missed something. Yours is complete, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart! Thank you a lot! Your art and your soul are very special!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! I'm glad you found this information useful.

I remember making a bowl early in elementary school. Our school had no equipment for pottery at all. We rolled out «sausages» and used them to shape a bowl, then pushed them together and smoothed the clay out before it was dried and finally we decorated and varnished it.

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

I did that in elementary school too and mine came out horrible. I still have it around here somewhere.

@beccagee5905

Жыл бұрын

In third grade I made a swan with an indentation between the wings to put keys, coins, and things. Ours were glazed and fired at the local university. I also took classes in college. All were fired in a kiln though. I'm going to watch your videos about how to harvest natural clay. Thank you!

Oh thank you for making these videos…🙌🔥❤️ I can’t wait to try it!!!❤️❤️❤️

This is so pleasant, and so informative. Like, the Bob Ross of pottery, and I thank you for it

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome, thanks for watching.

@seapearltoo1

Жыл бұрын

LOL... I was thinking the same thing! :D

So true about tools! I have bought a lot of tools, but mostly I use my fingers, a knife, a bone folder (from book-binding), and a used-up gift card. I do like the puki I bought from the folks you reference. Not only keeps the bottom round, it turns as easily as a banding wheel.

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

It is easy to get carried away with tools that will see little of no use. I have been guilty of that. Thanks!

Thank you! This was straight to the point! Enjoyed it. Want to start doing my own pottery. But up to now, financially it was not possible. But with this video there is nothing stopping me now!!! Thanks again!

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help. Pottery has been made unnecessarily complicated by modern tools and chemicals, however primitive people were making pottery without any of these things why can't we?

@mariae6942

Жыл бұрын

I AGREE!!

I am so excited to find your videos!!! I am so excited to get out of work and go dig a hole and get started!!!!

Thanks for teching us these ancient skills, adding this to my summer bucket list!!

Dang Andy, I am so glad to have found your channel. I had heard about this technique of firing at home with wood/charcoal when I was a kid. It interested me at the time, but seemed impossible. Thanks to you and your videos I now understand... you've explained it all. Thank you so much for sharing!!!

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, glad you found this video helpful!

I always urged my daughter, if you learn one high-tech skill, learn two low tech skills, those easily enough accomplished without modern tech. Old school. 😊

Wow, thank you. I'd love to try this

Newbie here, so glad I found you, never knew this could be done at home with basic tools, just subscribed....so excited, thanks for sharing!!

Awesome video. Your excitement for the medium is palpable. I’ve been working in clay for 20 years, and this video is honestly a breath of fresh air!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I guess I am a little obsessed, I think that makes me a good KZreadr because I can maintain a high level of enthusiasm week after week.

"Down in the doobillydoo" is my new favourite thing to call the description box haha! I'm 25 and taking up this new interest and you are the PERFECT type of person to teach me! THANK YOU!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

@edithtomlin2364

Жыл бұрын

​@@AncientPottery ffcg

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

@@edithtomlin2364 Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling?

Beautiful result!

it’s nice how you explained how to keep the work area neat

Your final product turned out so cute! I have a friend who wouldn't believe me that you could work like this at home, now I have good proof you can. Thanks!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Love your way of working with clay, it’s so free!

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

So awesome! Thank you for sharing!

This was awesome. I felt so peaceful watching this. Thank you.

I've always really wanted to make my own plates.... you've really inspired me! Thank you!

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help, thanks for watching.

Thank you so much! I can't remember the last time I watched a 'how to' vid that was so informative without being 'teachy'; full of useful information, with a clear presentation and relaxed pace of delivery. Absolutely agree with Rock Collins' comments below, and of course I've subb'd.

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, glad you enjoyed it.

This is great! Thank you so much

This is so awesome! I just binged a few of your videos and they're all SO informative. I love how you show different options for many of them.

Hi Andy, Thank you for taking the time to make this video! You are a wonderfully interesting and engaging person to listen to. I hope, in the future, to be able to contribute to society as positively as you are contributing here! Best of luck with your future projects! Tim

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome.

Wow you’re amazing, thank you so much. This is phenomenal information. I’ve been looking for this info for so long.

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome, I am glad you found this helpful.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Thank you for the lesson! Thank you!😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

I stumbled upon your content and this is my first time watching. I had to to check the year on the video cause the entire thing (you and your environment) looks pulled straight from the 90's 😁 love it!

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

LOL, channeling the 90s.

Wow, so happy I stumbled on this video, I had no idea this was possible! I've recently started wheel throwing, but was frustrated by my limited access to wheels and kilns... This video series is so inspiring, thank you for sharing your knowledge in this ancient craft revival!🙏🏻

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

I just love this guy.

Thank you, so much! I love making pottery! I, sure, will try your techniques! 🏺🏺🏺

You are appreciated by a lot of people, rightfully so. Thank you for sharing your art with us, and furthering the creativity. We thank you

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

thank you for this video! great content

your videos did something to my soul.

This was a beautiful example of a simple form of pottery. I love the home grown feel and look of your pottery. Thanks for sharing.

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thank you

One of the things I like about making pottery is the connection to our ancestors. But until this video, I never thought to make potter just like they did. And the bowl is absolutely beautiful!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks.

Thanks Andy, so glad I found your channel. Greatly appreciated ❤️

@AncientPottery

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome

you're such a treasure Thanks for making these videos.

Incredible video. Not only was it informative, it was super entertaining. You have a great personality and make a great teacher.

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

I'm so glad I clicked on this video when it was recommended to me a few minutes ago. You're such a good teacher - you're very easy to understand and you're funny, too! I might try my hand at making some pottery of my own now, or might try to get some of my friends in on it on a Saturday afternoon. Thank you so much for the inspiration! Sincerely, a college kid from New Mexico :)

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you found my video engaging. You can definitely find some good clay around New Mexico.

I really enjoy your channel, I love learning new stuff.

I can’t wait to try this.

Thank you so much for this video! I am an art student at the University of Georgia and I just took my last ceramic class and I have been doing a lot of research on how to continue this hobby at home. This is the best video I’ve come across!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

You are welcome. Check out my other videos, I have a lot of content related to hand building, alternative firing techniques, etc. Thanks for the great comment!

This is incredible! Exactly the sort of videos I was looking for -- I've been wanting to learn pottery since I was a kid, and haven't been able to spend hundreds of dollars on a class yet. Thank you!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it. My goal is to make pottery accessible to everyone.

❤wow!what a brilliant idea!!!

Wonderful information, thank you so much!!!

You are brilliant. I am inspired to make my own clay and give it a go as you make it so clear. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. I hope you find as much joy in the clay as I do.

Wado, oginalii! Thank you for being a knowledge keeper. Beautiful bowl ❤️🖤💛🤍

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly

I love how straight to the point he is nothing else just what I need to know 😁😁

Thank you for taking the time to make this video!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

I had no idea it was possible to make pattery at home without a kiln :O Thank you. I always wanted to try to make some pottery but don't have a kiln...or a wheel but I knew there was techniques for not having tools.

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@denyseleonard240

Жыл бұрын

You could also try the Japanese Raku technique. All you need is a garbage can with a lid. It comes out gorgeous.

I am beyond excited to have discovered your channel. This is a dream…exactly this kind of pottery making a the way my Ancestors did. So grateful! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 New Subscriber

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad to help.

Such a great video! Thank you!

Wonderful . Thanks you. Hand made works are so beautiful

Wow, great video, thoroughly explaned and very nicely put together!!! Thank you so much!!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

that is so wonderful. it is beautiful, this little bowl. I'm doing a ceramics course at the moment so this interests me a great deal....thanks for your great advice!

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad to help.

Crystal clear explanations

Awesome! I learned lots from your video. This is a very workable way to do it. Thanks and keep it up! 🎉

Dude you are insanely cool. i love your vibes. I'm gonna try all this stuff out one day!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

You should!

I made pottery on a wheel in high school. I later had a wheel of my own. Many city community centers have pottery classes & equipment such as wheels/kilns. It's a real good experience to make the coiled type without a wheel. Thank you for the video.

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Wheels are okay if you like that kind of thing.

This was amazing, thank you for sharing.

It's SO beautiful!!!

Love this! I've been wanting to make my own clay and do my own firing in my woodburning stove. I'd like to learn how to make my own food-safe firing glaze from scratch. I did pottery years ago using a wheel and kiln and loved it. Now, I would like to learn the economical way by doing it all naturally homemade.

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

It's all doable, I'm just not sure about the glaze. Maybe think about how our ancestors made and used pottery without glaze, they seemed to do alright without it. Maybe it's not as important as we think.

I was expecting everything except the firing at home, that's WONDERFUL! As I'm just a beginner I only make little pieces and this can be such an amazing alternative, THANK YOU!!!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, glad I can provide some inspiration.

So inspiring! Thx a bunch 🥰

I love this! Im gonna try it

I am so inspired by your videos-Thank you! I’m an art teacher in the Houston area and I’m always on the look out for clay techniques to share with my middle school students. My love of Native American pottery goes back to the early ‘80s when I wrote a paper about Maria Martinez. I have always wanted to try firing in a fire (or grill) and now I see how easy it can be!

@AncientPottery

Жыл бұрын

Awesome, glad to help.

You had me at dooblydoo. 😅 I never knew ceramic was fired clay, I thought it was a coating. Hands are/and will always be the ultimate tool. Thanks for sharing the know how. Subbed.

@AncientPottery

11 ай бұрын

Thanks!

THAT WAS AWESOME!!

Really good and helpful. Thanks man 🎉

Wow. Fantastic channel! How have I not came across your videos before? I even started a playlist for primitive/ traditional pottery.

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you eventually found me.

Very beautiful ;) Love it!

@AncientPottery

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

I just saw this, my first video of your channel. Yessss, I was so happy to find you. I love all sorts of clay. Yet, buying a kiln is not something I can afford at this point. I loved all you showed; wondrous possibilities

Great video! Thnx for sharing!