Pottery at Pete's

[Zuma]

From "I built some stuff to fire"
Here is my one ond only shell tempered pot.
Totally black inside from the reduction.
Rim down and bowl up in the pit.
It seems to be doing ok since it has dried out from soaking.
It weeps in a few spots where the pot is thin and the shells
reach from inside to outside.
Zuma

[iowabow]

Looks like you got it!

[iowabow]

What was the clay?

[Zuma]

Tom W gifted me the clay. He told me it
comes from the lower James River.
Secondary I assume
It has a great consistency and is a gray color
wet.
Zuma

[iowabow]

Yes..it looks good

[GlisGlis]

Thankyou mates
you band of primitive drugs dealers!!
I'm addicted. Every time I read this forum I get new exciting ideas to overexpand the concept of free time
... and I've never been so happy

Just to let you know I've made my first try at pottery from soil to something that looks like an ugly small pot.
The thing survived firing and hold water without leaking. That's a premise full of hopes.
I'll do again and better and I have tons of questions. I'll made only 2 for now.

Is there a good free (online) reading to learn from? I allready watched many youtube videos

what are the main natural colours (that someone can make himself) that survive firing? If colouring is possible on an open fire.

thankyou for your future answers and for all the wisdom shared in this forum

[TrevorM]

Dang for a fist try that pot looks awesome!

[bjrogg]

Nice job GlisGlis I'm gonna have to try that sometime
Bjrogg

[Zuma]

Glis
Cool pot from scratch. Yes it can be addictive.
I am not a clay expert but I know you can get natural clay
from dark gray to almost pure white kaolin.
When fired without reduction (no oxygen) most clays turn reddish.
With reduction black seems to be the results.
There are additives but never or seldom used in primitive American
pottery.
Zuma

[GlisGlis]

Sorry to pollute the original post subject but I think that could be of common interest
made an online search
On project guthemberg site (a collection of copyright free ebooks) there are alot of good pottery free downladable ebooks.
you can read them on the site too without download.
google for project guthemberg then search for this titles:

A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuņi Culture Growth. by Cushing

Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art. by William Henry Holmes

History of Ancient Pottery. Volume 1 (of 2) by H. B. Walters
History of Ancient Pottery. Volume 2 (of 2) by H. B. Walters

Pottery, for Artists, Craftsmen & Teachers by George James Cox

Pottery of the ancient Pueblos. (1886 N 04 / 1882-1883 (pages 257-360)) by Holmes
Ancient Pottery of the Mississippi Valley by William Henry Holmes
Ancient art of the province of Chiriqui, Colombia by William Henry Holmes

Mohave Pottery by Michael J. Harner and A. L. Kroeber

[Zuma]

Absolutly nothing to be sorry about.
Your input is more than welcome.
That's what it's all about imo.
Zuma