Mastering Wild Clay Processing with Mata Ortiz Methods

In which I try to use the same wild clay processing method as I saw demonstrated by the potters in Mata Ortiz, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Learn to find and process wild clay - https://ancientpottery.how/courses/native-clay/

Video showing where I collected this clay - https://youtu.be/QFUm7dcTO10?si=N13VDOtAazVHIWMf
How to dry process clay - https://youtu.be/u6RlHSG4cY4
My trip to Mata Ortiz - https://youtu.be/rtFTd8UIaDw
Tony Soares video about plaster of paris - https://youtu.be/vLMzl9qT05w?si=vg5bPUzLg3XpouSC

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CHAPTERS
0:00 How they process clay in Mata Ortiz
3:36 The clay I am working with today
6:16 The best way to learn primitive pottery
7:57 Building the drying bin
12:31 Purifying my clay
16:33 Drying and tempering my clay
23:00 Keeping the clay clean while drying

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