Thanks for sharing your music preferences for working on pottery. I have very eclectic tastes in music like many of you do. My favorite is classic rock, The Beatles, Tom Petty, Electric Light Orchestra, etc. But I also like some really different stuff too. Lately I have been enjoying a playlist I made of Ragtime and Dixieland that you can check out for yourself at this link open.spotify.com/playlist/0FnjbDfdiHKNgKyrCz8kPE?si=XJ0miSJQRhKCZ7XijByQLw
Thank you for the tour! I'm looking forward to setting up my own studio (fiber arts and other things, ultimately including working with clay) and your level of organization gives me ideas!
Its been a long time since I've gotten to do actual pottery, but I do make art and I listen largely to Einstruzende Neubauten, Jeff Rosenstock, Shilpa Ray, and Rasputina lately. EN predominately.
@@AncientPottery You're welcome! Neubauten has been around for 40 years so they have a range, their newest album came out last year (Alles in Allem) and I'd recc it as a good place to start.
EVEN BETTER THAN THE LAST TIME WITH THE KIT ONLY, I LIKE THE USE OF OLD BROKE POTS TO MAKE NEW CLAY FOR POTS,VERY IN TUNE WITH THE NATIVE WAY OF DOING THINGS, JUST SPENT TWO OR THREE DAYS MAKEING MINERAL PAINT IN SHOP , TO COLD 32 HIGH TO DO MUCH OUT SIDE , DID GET OUT IN DESERTS TO FIRE SIX PIECES, NOT TO BAD WITH BIG WHITE MAN FIRE.. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSTANT HELP AND GUIDING ANDY
Thanks andy I lost one of six to a small crack. Rather air or temp swing in 20mile winds hard to shield all of the pieces but I was happy with the fireing.
Don't take this the wrong way as it's a rather endearing character trait of my 87 year old neighbor, but he gives me this same style tour everytime I go to check on him when he's out lounging in front of his garage. Every nut and bolt on every shelf has a story before he tries to give it away to me. I figured out that I need to take something I'm developing or a project sample with me to get to stage 2 of the tour a little quicker. 😁
19:10 "I know that's not the right thing to do now, but back in those days it was accepted..." Thank you sir for being mature enough to accept that morals aren't what has changed, but our understanding of our actions has.
Woodworking, not pottery (though I'll try and harvest some clay, and open fire burn). I listen to stuff like Glam Rock (80s glam metal... stuff with "steel", "warriors", "swords" in it. And some prog-rock. And 1920s music (lindy!)...
Music while potting? Depends on the ceramic piece and degree of difficulty/frustration, but often classical Japanese (shakuhachi/koto), European baroque (I know, 'if it ain't baroque, don't fix it...'), avant garde jazz, American bluegrass, and of course Radio Paradise!
Hi Andy. I really enjoyed your video tour. It is interesting to see how many small things you have to have to do something. I also liked how organized your work space is. When you said that you take your pottery out into the dessert to fire I started wondering if you had ever used tumbleweeds, russian thistle, as a source of heat for your firings? I was just reading that it is high in soda ash and thought that might add to the various colors that can be obtained from pit firing. I would think that it would be more readily available than actual wood. Once again,thanks for the look into your work space, cheers.
Thanks. I have never tried tumbleweeds. I have used other "light fuels" like grasses and annual weeds. The trouble is that they burn away quickly so the fire needs to have more fuel added to it almost constantly. I think I will stick with wood unless someone can show me how these light fuels can be used efficiently.
Do you know where I could find some of the Creasote Bush lac scale resin Alan used to haft his neck knife? I can’t go where he harvested his. This resin has very unique properties. I’ve been looking for 3 years.
Hi Andy, most of my pieces are quite small, and when they break they make pretty worthless shards. Trying to brainstorm what I can use as larger shards. Any suggestions? Can I buy dollar store plates and break them? lol
You can roll out slabs of clay and fire them specifically for this. I have found that flower pots and other large ceramics bought and broken for this use don't last long as they are properly tempered and they break into smaller and smaller pieces rather quickly. Of course you can always use pieces of metal too.
@@AncientPottery discarded metal pieces are commonly found near me...guess I will try to create some shards too. Glad you steered me away from smashing plates from the store. lol
The way I understand it "grog" refers only to ground up ceramic material. While "temper" is a broader category referring to any "non-plastic" material added to the clay, so it would be grog or sand or seashells or cow manure or ? So grog is a type of temper, the purpose is the same either way.
Greetings ! Trying to get back into clay work after a long hiatus (20 + years) I’ve relocated to NE Arizona not far from St. John’s . There is a roadway cutout between Concho & St Johns which is entirely blue clay with a very sticky feel. Concho has old red adobe buildings , but excavation on my property has a light gray clay which I’m processing. Any idea where I could send clay for a lab analysis ?
Lab analysis is hard to get. I asked the folks at the University of Arizona about it and they told me that for clay it would need to be sent to a lab in Australia and would cost thousands of dollars. I am spending next week in St Johns and am fully vaccinated so if you want to get together and show me that clay I would be glad to do it.
Probably but this video was made a couple years ago so those pots that were for sale are probably all sold. I do sell pottery on my website ancientpottery.how
Thanks for sharing your music preferences for working on pottery. I have very eclectic tastes in music like many of you do. My favorite is classic rock, The Beatles, Tom Petty, Electric Light Orchestra, etc. But I also like some really different stuff too. Lately I have been enjoying a playlist I made of Ragtime and Dixieland that you can check out for yourself at this link open.spotify.com/playlist/0FnjbDfdiHKNgKyrCz8kPE?si=XJ0miSJQRhKCZ7XijByQLw
loved the tour of your studio. you make this hobby seem so doable for newbies
That's my intention, thanks.
Thank you for the tour! I'm looking forward to setting up my own studio (fiber arts and other things, ultimately including working with clay) and your level of organization gives me ideas!
That's great, I'm glad I could help in some small way.
Thanks for this tour. I really appreciate this view into what the potter's lifestyle looks like.
Glad you enjoyed it!
One of the most interesting channels on youtube..
Thank you for your generous soul and showing your lovely studio✨🕊
You are welcome, I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Its been a long time since I've gotten to do actual pottery, but I do make art and I listen largely to Einstruzende Neubauten, Jeff Rosenstock, Shilpa Ray, and Rasputina lately. EN predominately.
Well, I haven't heard of any of those, I'll have to look into that. Thanks for sharing.
@@AncientPottery You're welcome! Neubauten has been around for 40 years so they have a range, their newest album came out last year (Alles in Allem) and I'd recc it as a good place to start.
Also a fan of Einsturzende Neubauten as well as older and newer industrial music :)
I like your incorporation of music, very tasteful🌞
Thank you very much!
EVEN BETTER THAN THE LAST TIME WITH THE KIT ONLY, I LIKE THE USE OF OLD BROKE POTS TO MAKE NEW CLAY FOR POTS,VERY IN TUNE WITH THE NATIVE WAY OF DOING THINGS, JUST SPENT TWO OR THREE DAYS MAKEING MINERAL PAINT IN SHOP , TO COLD 32 HIGH TO DO MUCH OUT SIDE , DID GET OUT IN DESERTS TO FIRE SIX PIECES, NOT TO BAD WITH BIG WHITE MAN FIRE.. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSTANT HELP AND GUIDING ANDY
Thanks for watching Rob. I hope your pieces fired okay.
Thanks andy I lost one of six to a small crack. Rather air or temp swing in 20mile winds hard to shield all of the pieces but I was happy with the fireing.
Don't take this the wrong way as it's a rather endearing character trait of my 87 year old neighbor, but he gives me this same style tour everytime I go to check on him when he's out lounging in front of his garage. Every nut and bolt on every shelf has a story before he tries to give it away to me. I figured out that I need to take something I'm developing or a project sample with me to get to stage 2 of the tour a little quicker. 😁
Not a very flattering comparison. Some people are interested in my studio, if you’re not, you don’t have to watch.
@@AncientPottery Welp, you took it the wrong way, but message received. Ciao.
19:10 "I know that's not the right thing to do now, but back in those days it was accepted..." Thank you sir for being mature enough to accept that morals aren't what has changed, but our understanding of our actions has.
Thanks.
Everything, beats, funk, Cuban, reggae, soul
Woodworking, not pottery (though I'll try and harvest some clay, and open fire burn). I listen to stuff like Glam Rock (80s glam metal... stuff with "steel", "warriors", "swords" in it. And some prog-rock. And 1920s music (lindy!)...
Awesome video. my mom will love the duck pot is so cute
Thank you 🤗
Thanks for sharing. I enjoy listening to classical while I work.
I don’t know why but I listen to Russian hardbass I actually dropped a pot once while I was dancing
LOL
Music while potting? Depends on the ceramic piece and degree of difficulty/frustration, but often classical Japanese (shakuhachi/koto), European baroque (I know, 'if it ain't baroque, don't fix it...'), avant garde jazz, American bluegrass, and of course Radio Paradise!
Very diverse tastes, nice!
@@AncientPottery ...and of course, add to those, at times, the phone ringing unanswered ; )
I am addicted to your channel ❤️
Thank you so much 😀
Nice studio
Thanks
Another great video 😍 thanks keep going
Thank you! Will do!
Classical music for me.
Hi Andy.
I really enjoyed your video tour. It is interesting to see how many small things you have to have to do something. I also liked how organized your work space is.
When you said that you take your pottery out into the dessert to fire I started wondering if you had ever used tumbleweeds, russian thistle, as a source of heat for your firings?
I was just reading that it is high in soda ash and thought that might add to the various colors that can be obtained from pit firing.
I would think that it would be more readily available than actual wood.
Once again,thanks for the look into your work space, cheers.
Thanks. I have never tried tumbleweeds. I have used other "light fuels" like grasses and annual weeds. The trouble is that they burn away quickly so the fire needs to have more fuel added to it almost constantly. I think I will stick with wood unless someone can show me how these light fuels can be used efficiently.
Do you know where I could find some of the Creasote Bush lac scale resin Alan used to haft his neck knife? I can’t go where he harvested his. This resin has very unique properties.
I’ve been looking for 3 years.
Good question but I have never harvested creosote bush lac before so I don't know. Maybe you can ask Allen or the folks at S.A.L.T saltskills.com
Hi Andy, most of my pieces are quite small, and when they break they make pretty worthless shards. Trying to brainstorm what I can use as larger shards. Any suggestions? Can I buy dollar store plates and break them? lol
You can roll out slabs of clay and fire them specifically for this. I have found that flower pots and other large ceramics bought and broken for this use don't last long as they are properly tempered and they break into smaller and smaller pieces rather quickly. Of course you can always use pieces of metal too.
@@AncientPottery discarded metal pieces are commonly found near me...guess I will try to create some shards too. Glad you steered me away from smashing plates from the store. lol
I never heard the term "temper" before used for clay additive. Is that the same as what we call grog? Thanks!
The way I understand it "grog" refers only to ground up ceramic material. While "temper" is a broader category referring to any "non-plastic" material added to the clay, so it would be grog or sand or seashells or cow manure or ? So grog is a type of temper, the purpose is the same either way.
Realy cool video. I Love your Channel and how do you manage that.
Thank you very much!
60’s, 70’s, all the way to now, classical, kind of eclectic
Greetings ! Trying to get back into clay work after a long hiatus (20 + years) I’ve relocated to NE Arizona not far from St. John’s . There is a roadway cutout between Concho & St Johns which is entirely blue clay with a very sticky feel. Concho has old red adobe buildings , but excavation on my property has a light gray clay which I’m processing. Any idea where I could send clay for a lab analysis ?
Lab analysis is hard to get. I asked the folks at the University of Arizona about it and they told me that for clay it would need to be sent to a lab in Australia and would cost thousands of dollars. I am spending next week in St Johns and am fully vaccinated so if you want to get together and show me that clay I would be glad to do it.
@@AncientPottery
Thank you so much for the offer. Where should I send my contact info ? (Cell number for texting)?
@@renpixie use the contact form on my website ancientpottery.how/contact-us/
Andy, sorry to keep pestering you. Are the pots to the left of the basket behind you for sale?
Probably but this video was made a couple years ago so those pots that were for sale are probably all sold. I do sell pottery on my website ancientpottery.how
To make ancient tribal designs on potterie i listen African blue musics...African drums...also Bossa Nova brazillian music...
Awesome, thanks for sharing.
Finnish heavy D. O. L and rap, latino music and 80's 👯👯
If you put your older pots with the gease in the oven the oil,grease will burn off!
Wow, thanks, I don't know why I didn't think of that.
Lofi-jazz
P.S. BIG BAND AND ROCK OLDES GOOD BUT ANY MUSIC IS FINE.ROB
Try ABA you will like.....
ABBA SORRY SPELLING CHECK.
I like Abba okay.