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The Ancestral Puebloans were an
ancient people who lived throughout the American Southwest. Inspired by their culture, ingenuity and
artistry
Kelly Magleby makes faithful reproductions of their pottery. The
Ancestral Puebloans were experts in basketry, sandal-making, masonry and
pottery. Their pottery is striking yet simple. The video right gives
you a taste of how these pots are made.
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Enjoy the beautiful process of
making wild pottery
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Each of Kelly's pots are hand-built using wild
gathered clay, burnished with a polishing stone, hand-painted with
bee plant
paint, and fired in a trench kiln.
The bee plant is boiled down to a thick tar like consistency.
Kelly uses a brush made out of Yucca leaves to paint the unfired
pots with the black tar. All of Kelly's pots are fired outside in
a trench kiln. From start to finish a firing takes 3 to 4 hours
depending on the number of pots and the type of wood being used. Kelly
says, "Maybe one day, far in the future someone will pick up one
of my pots and wonder about my life. Maybe they'll be inspired to
create something that lasts longer than they will." |
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