Ebelacker Family Pottery

TRADITIONAL SANTA CLARA PUEBLO CERAMICS

 

The Making of a Pot: As We Were Taught By Our Elders

 
 

Gathering materials from the Land

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Mix the clay, sand, and ash with your feet until it feels right

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Slam the air bubbles out of small clay balls, and make coils

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Form a base in the puki form, and pinch coils onto the base

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Let the clay decide what shape it wants to be, smooth it out and build it up

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While the weather is right, let your pots dry while you work on others

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When the pot is dry and hard, apply a design

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Carve the design

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Using smooth stones, and red earth pigments, polish the pot

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Build a fire to finish the pot

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