Burlon Craig on Folkways, face jugs and face pots Part 2 of 2

Part 2 of 2

[@motorphina]

Thank you so much for sharing this video.. Mr. Burlon Craig is in absolute legend.. I admire him very much, and if I could learn one folk tradition, it would be to work pottery the way he does and do everything hand-made and hand turned from step 1. It's absolutely incredible how even the few machines he uses are ones he crafted himself with various parts he found and his own engineering, with his brain and his hands... Just thinking " this is what I got, how can I use it to make what I need?" I agree appreciate being able to watch this video and have an inside. Look into his craft and get to learn more about this absolutely legendary man..

[@auntiej53]

I have a new appreciation for my BBC pottery. So glad I got to see all the hard work that goes into each piece.

[@carolineindenver]

just started pottery here, amazing watching him, what an amazing artist and person, thanks so much for this :)

[@ericscottstevens]

For the aspiring potters watching this, alumina is what makes the glass stick to the ware. Ductile and elastic it breaths with the surface and is able to become tinsel with the fired object. If you try to just coat with glass it will slump off in the firing. or worse stick to the shelf then you have a problem. If there is just enough alumina and the glaze sticks, over time it will crackle with time when the ware expands and contracts over time.

[@richardcraig5454]

Brian, this is Richard Craig, one of Uncle Burlon's brother Ollen's boys. Unfortunately, this video and the part one video is more than I had ever seen before. Thanks so much for making this available. I'd been told many times about his process, but this is the first time I have witnessed it. AND seeing Uncle Burlon again was priceless!

[@briancraig81]

***** Glad you enjoyed the videos Richard. My grandfather (Harold, Burlon's brother) requested these from PBS and I was given them after he passed in 2006. How is Ollen and Alvin doing? After my grandfather passed in 2006, we went to the family reunion one last time that year. Late that year my grandmother voluntarily went into a nursing home and my father and I pretty much lost contact with that side of the family

[@roycraig3236]

Brian Craig This is Roy Craig I am Richards Brother (1 of them anyway) Ollens Son As far As how my dad in the elevator doing my dad passed away a few years ago one long before his 91st birthday And His Brother Uncle Alvin Is still doing well is Still the pastor of our church Thank you so much for posting this I had never seen the process either. I do remember a lot of the stories that my father told me about our famous uncle Burlon Burlew Craig thus BBC on the pottery He told me stories about his temper and about how one night a few guys jumped him coming out of a bar and how he picked up one of them threw him into the other attackers but the one that remained free got him from behind with a knife missed his heart by an 1/8 or 1/4” My Dad Said that slowed Burlon down somewhat

[@roycraig3236]

Brian Craig I used voice text on my phone it was supposed to say as far as how my dad and Alvin are doing not my dad in the elevator

[@katemcclintic5948]

Wow! I have a collection of face jugs from all over--NC and GA, but I never knew how much effort each one takes. Each of my jugs has a unique spirit and personality. Now I know where it comes from! Loved watching this! Kate McClintic

[@TheJaxonfoster]

amazing video, thanks a bunch. i would love to see more folkways

[@Clover90000]

Bruh

[@briancraig81]

@TheJaxonfoster I have another Folkways of Burlon done in 1996. Will try to get it online by tomorrow night, stay tuned.

[@Lunarstorm777]

Alright, I know this is a shot in the dark considering there hasn't been a comment in 2 years, but.... Apparently no one on the net knows what that song is at 12:20. From this clip I'm dying to hear the rest. So... If anyone out there happens across this, any ideas what its called?

[@jmg1957]

well done