Ceramics

[ysabetwordsmith]

I spotted this video about harvesting, shaping, and firing wild clay.  I did that back in high school at Ancient Lifeways Camp.  It was a lot of fun to dig and clean the clay, then make things.  Our theme was Sumeria, so we made oil lamps (harder than you'd think) and cuneiform quotes.  I also made a ceramic goddess figurine.  We used a pit fire, which helps keep the temperature more stable.  If you have a source of natural clay, this kind of project is well worth trying.

We could use tags for Clay or Ceramics and Video.  You might want something like Ancient Crafts or Historic Methods or the like.

Comments

[adafrog]

Cool.