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ℹ About this video
Want to learn how to make primitive pottery? There are many different avenues available to you, in this video I have compiled my list of the 10 best ways to learn, some are free and some cost money. Take a hike in the mountains with me and learn the pros and cons of the different ways to sharpen your primitive pottery skills. Below are links to the resources mentioned in this video.

10. Trial and error: No links here, just do it.

9. Books: Here is a good list of suggested books https://ancientpottery.how/wpadmin/p...

Clint Swink's book "Messages From the High Desert" https://amzn.to/2SzeAnb

8. Southwest Kiln Conference: Not scheduled yet for 2021 but hopefully soon. Go to the website and sign up for the newsletter to know when arrangements have been finalized. https://www.swkiln.com

7. Traditional pottery classes: These are held in your local area usually at a community pottery studio, a city parks and leisure program or a community college. You will need to look up what is available in your area.

6. Picking an expert's brain: First find your expert, then make contact. You can ask me questions in the comments section below or via my website at https://ancientpottery.how Here are a few experts that I respect who have websites you can use to make contact.
Clint Swink https://swinkart.com
Cherylene Caver https://www.cherylenecaver.com
Kelly Magleby https://www.anasazipottery.net
Bob Casias http://www.potteryoftheancients.com

5. YouTube: Here are a few relevant channels and videos for you to learn from.
Tony Soares    / @tonysoaresnativeclays1434  
Wild clay playlist    • How to Find and Process Wild Clay  
Outdoor pottery firing playlist    • How to Fire Pottery Outdoors Without ...  
Anasazi Style Pottery    • Earth and Fire: Anasazi Style Pottery  
Paddle and Anvil: A Piipaash Pottery Tradition    • Paddle and Anvil: A Piipaash Pottery ...  
pueblo pottery UNM    • pueblo pottery UNM  
Making a Mata Ortiz Pot    • Making a Mata Ortiz Pot  

4. Online Masterclasses: Sorry to say, I am the only person teaching primitive pottery in this format that I am aware of. I have been trying to talk Tony Soares into making one of these courses to teach the paddle and anvil method, but as of right now it is only me.
My online classes can be seen here https://ancientpottery.how/classes/

3. Inperson workshops: Some of the usual workshop teachers have not scheduled any new workshops since the pandemic. So I am listing them all here whether there are classes currently scheduled or not so you can be aware of the usual teachers.
My workshops https://ancientpottery.how/productca...
Bob Casias http://www.potteryoftheancients.com/e...
Cherylene Caver https://www.cherylenecaver.com/workshops
Clint Swink https://swinkart.com/workshops/
Greg Wood https://www.ancientarts.org/Workshops...
Kelly Magleby https://www.anasazipottery.net/events

2. Ancient Potters Club: My membership group combines weekly Zoom classes with full access to my masterclasses. From my perspective this is a great opportunity to learn primitive pottery at a really affordable price. More info at https://ancientpottery.how/ancientpo...

1. Apprenticeship with a potter: I do not know where you can find an apprenticeship today but opportunities do exist so talk to some expert potters and ask.

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