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Flood Creek Farm

Primitive Pottery

We begin with learning to find, evaluate and modify clay wherever you are. We then learn the various modeling techniques to create your own vessels and fire them in a primitive wood kiln.

The Primitive Pottery Experience

Making the Primitive Pot

Primitive Pottery Tools Natural materials used in primitive pottery	Primitive Pottery Tools Primitive wood paddles with cordage, designs and corn cobs	Coiling Clay Clay coils are the starting point
Building the Sides Pot sides are slowly built by adding coils	Smoothing the Sides The sides are gently smoothed	Forming the Bottom Coils are added to form the bottom
Burnished and Smoothed Final smoothing and burnishing are completed	Completed Pot Final touch-ups complete the vessel	Drying Pots Completed Primitive Pots

Drying and Firing

Pre-firing and Drying Pottery is is pre-fired to remove moisture from the clay	Primitive Kiln Pots are positioned in the kiln for firing	Primitive Kiln Wood Stack The kiln has been organized and fire is introduced.
Slow Flames on the Primitive Kiln Fire is slowly introduced to the kiln	Kiln Firing The kiln slowly bakes the pottery inside	Inside the Coals A pot glows in the kiln coals
Out of the Ashes After the fire, pottery cooling in the ashes	A Masterpiece is Born