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Re: native pottery part 2

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JW_Halverson:
Thanks, John.  Your patience with us slower students is commendable. 

This thread suddenly became much more interesting late yesterday when a friend called to tell me he had been collecting, drying, and stacking buffalo chips this summer.  He said he wanted to try making some Prairie Pottery. 

Now I am wondering if I can use this gumbo clay out here for pottery.  I already know where I can score lotsa freshwater mussel shells.

iowabow:
The first thing to do is roll it out into a snake. Mark on the table where it starts and then where it dries. If it's srinks less than 10 percent you're good to go.

JW_Halverson:
Now THAT is one skill learned in Arts and Crafts class that I can still do!  Thanks, John.

mitch:
 ;D Iam loving this thread!!! I have always wanted to try pottery but have mever got down to it,
 


                                                                                                                         keep on keeping on,
                                                                                                                                  Mitch           

iowabow:
I feel like the clay has dried enough to add water. I wrote this project into my job here at here at the college. So I had to go to the creek to day to get water there my be an ion issue with different water. Then back to the studio to add clay. Water enters the clay so fast the water appears to boil. Tomorrow I start processing it to remove rocks.

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