Making Corrugated Pottery

[@dennystewart3238]

I have been making pottery for less than a year and am strictly a hand builder. I have never seen corrugated pottery before and I LOVE it! So beautiful. Where can I learn more about it? I want to make some of my own. Also, I have subscribed and am looking forward to more videos from you. You're a good teacher. Thank you for sharing!

[@dennystewart3238]

@@blowfly5936 I've been at it for 5 years now and am still hand building. I occasionally post pics on Facebook but not very often.

[@beckyquilts]

Wow! I'm so glad to find your videos. I took Pueblo Pottery classes from Bernadette Track in Taos. We were at the UNM campus there in 2008. I have wanted to try this method. Thank you so much!

[@myfairytreasures]

This was awesome to watch. I’m inspired to learn how to make these type of pots. I live in Las Vegas and down the street from the Spring Preserves, I will check out your work there for sure. Awesome video.

[@saracobian7249]

Reminds me of pine burr quilts. So lovely. I love both your videos and John’s!

[@carmenmavrea]

Wonderful work, thank you for sharing with us 🌹🥰

[@amandamitchell32]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I love hearing about the culture as well as the pots that came from them. Very special knowledge and it's very generous of you to share. Thank you

[@jasongannon7676]

I would like to see a vertical corrugated pot demonstration. After this video I'm going to give this a try. Love it

[@timothybarber-cp7vi]

Hey Tony, loving your stuff. I recently heard about ollas and how the ancients would cool water in them. perhaps a corrugated design would allow for more surface area and more evaporation off of the surface of the pot keeping food cooler, and from spoiling while soaking

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

@@timothybarber-cp7vi could be and easier to heat content while cooking

[@vhoffman7162]

Thank you for your video. Made my first pot. I am a basket maker so it came naturally.

[@rutilopata8294]

The most beautiful pot and technique Tony! Such patience and passion, I will try to make one, my first after 30 years making little pots, thank you so much for sharing this valuable knowledge🙏🏻✨🕊✨🕊✨🕊

[@6bonjour]

Excellent and useful demonstration. You make it look easy and I know that it isn't. Thank you.

[@mark314158]

Very interesting - as are all your videos. As I am English and not American all this is new to me.

[@clementramon8589]

Beautiful work! Thanks for sharing.excited to give it a try.

[@vulcanswork]

Very interesting information about the "non stickiness" of commercial clay.

[@abesynthe1156]

Great video, background and instructions.

[@susyward6978]

This technique is new to me. I love it when an everyday craft is elevated to an art form. Beautiful, thank you

[@dalvalopes4431]

Muito lindo seu trabalho. Parabéns. Preciosismo e paciência.

[@sergeyb7761]

very lovely pots are demonstrated in the video. Love that. Thank you for the video

[@svenlundergard1]

This is a beautiful craft of the ancient people that you've shared. Thank you. And thanks for your cultural insights as well. I saw shards on the ground at Chaco Canyon (left them there), and I could see the fingerprints of the person who made the pot. I had a very wonderful dream that night.

[@coopart1]

Thanks for sharing your technique. I hope to try sometime

[@judycook9]

Thank you for sharing your methods. You make it look easy. The pots are just flowing from your hands!

[@sdavis7916]

Thank you so much for the demonstration! Going to use your technique and try some!

[@sandywisecup9325]

Thank you! Great demo, you’re a good teacher as well as potter!

[@mattward1146]

Excellent video thank you for posting. I have now managed to make a few of these myself-I love making them. I was fascinated by the vertical corrugated pot-would like to know how this is made. Please keep making more of these videos.

[@annagray6491]

These are so beautiful! Definitely going to have to have a go at making one of these. Very meditative!

[@karinagarrettcasadeyokavil8603]

Thank You very much for the excelent explanation!. At my country, Argentina, We found corrugated techniques at the ancient GUARANI pottery tradition.

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

I would love to see the pictures, send to my Instagram or email if you can

[@geokat77]

My pots are gonna be much better now, thanks to this video . Very nice , calm and relaxing video. Thank you 😊

[@Ladythyme]

John’s work is amazing!

[@billyberger2462]

Awesome video dude!! Thanks for posting this...it will definitely help with my corrugated pottery attempts!

[@michellelewis1090]

Fascinating style which I am going to try. Have watched other potters but watching you my hands would also be inclined to roll right and pinch left.

[@bigbranch1]

Great video....the corrugation and the making of the lip are A++....will give the corrugation a try soon...know it looks easier than actually doing it....love your videos....

[@joosjekerkhoff8223]

Loved this video. Now show us how you made the pot on your left, with the more or less vertical lines!?

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

Yes I need to get a mic , and I need to get a tv to watch to make sure shot is in the frame. I will try to upgrade a bit. I know when I see my grandma who is 90 and can’t hear much it is frustrating for the both of us😀😀😀❤️🙏

[@MountainJohn]

Hey Tony, I was hoping you could help me out with this. I have been trying to make my own clay from the earth up here in Washington. We have huge clay deposits at the beach. I took this clay and purified it with water and a sieve. it paints well, and hardens perfectly. It even can be fired and hold water. However while making the clay I can't seem to get it to hold its shape very well when making thinner pots. The sides simply fold in under their own pressure. What am I doing wrong? Too much water? If I use less, then it Cracks, too much and it feels too runny and not firm enough. Thank you for reading

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

The clay could just be a soft clay or you need to add some sand or grog to it. I like my clay dry and almost cracking. I do work fast with it and I notice a lot of my students have a hard time because it cracks on them. If it is to wet it will slump down, I almost never use water while making pots except for when I make them in summer outside or in a breeze. . Let me know

[@MountainJohn]

@@tonysoaresnativeclays1434 thank you. I'll try adding sand :)

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

You can wedge it in , maybe 20 percent sand

[@bigbranch1]

Great video...watched it 8 months ago and again today....love it.

[@nadakodsia2635]

Awesome & really artistic beautiful work... I'm following you from North Africa Algeria, I already subscribed & liked your video, Thank you so much for sharing... 🌷🌷

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

Thank you so much 😀❤️

[@nadakodsia2635]

@@tonysoaresnativeclays1434 😊🙏 💐💐 I'm grateful to you , wish you all the best..

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

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[@qutub-ul-walikhan2459]

excellent and creative

[@FancyCraffs]

My guesses why they liked making corrugated: 1. Harder to drop, and so harder to break, without the need for handles, which would have been harder to prevent cracking during production at the time? 2. When you factor in organic or mineral paint production, it may not have taken much longer to make? 3. Maybe as a way for isolated or low status potters to create marketable pots without needing to trade as often for smectite white as used in polychrome decorative pots? 4. Could have been just a cultural aesthetic?

[@naturebehindglass6512]

Blind guess, but some potters on the African continent use corn cobs to roll deep indentations into their pots... As these pots are used for cooking, this serves two purposes... It makes them easier to grip, and the increase in surface improves heat transfer, which saves on cooking time and fuel

[@Aspen7780]

It was at least partially based on it being a “clay basket”. These were envisioned as being baskets make out of clay probably as part of the transition from basketry to pottery. They even coiled corrugated pottery, then smeared the surface to get rid of most of the coils. Point is, even when making non-corrugated indented pottery, they were still making the corrugated coils for the construction. There are some interested “smeared indented corrugated” that look like a transition from corrugated pottery to the faster more modern version of big fat short coils. I’m sure it wasn’t they didn’t know better. Rather, I think there was some important culturally significant connection between pottery and basketry that necessitated this kind of coiling.

[@nowirehangers2815]

Thank you I love the stuff you teach me.

[@alejaduarte01]

Gracias por enseñar. Es una hermosa pieza de ceramica.

[@NuineSapak]

Wow! I wish i have the skills you have to shape the clay into different shape. I love your show. I am watching from Papua New Guinea.

[@alongorfil]

Thankyou for this video! It answers some questions I was walking with for some time now. I would love to hear how you made the big horizontal coil pot. It is magnificent. Are they just long thind coils attached vertically? How do you keep the form of the pot without it worping? Thankyou! 🙏🙏

[@_randomcraft_6145]

Awesome I’ll definitely try it thank you for sharing

[@sallythompson5071]

Rewatching this so I can try it tomorrow! Thank you sir!

[@deanatankersley6851]

So intriguing, love this technique. Thanks so much for sharing this.. so inspiring..gotta try this!!😊

[@deanatankersley6851]

Coming back to watch again..tried it last night..uuumm nope..🤔😄 lol..back to learn today..thanks so much again..😊

[@emorycaudill]

Hey Tony, long time.. been watching some pottery videos lately, love your videos.

[@gaetanproductions]

nice job !

[@hernanmartinez-k4c]

excelente video muchas gracias por compartir su conocimiento, muy gentil. saludos desde Chile

[@alexandrapatricio2727]

Beautiful. Congratulation.

[@claymazingartworks5682]

Absolutely love the texture! Have you altered a wide coil in the middle .. changing things up, in the same thickness but wider?.. Definitely a subscriber👍

[@TheFixIsIn-fe1jy]

Hey Tony S, I'm new to your channel, and I was just thinking why they designed the pot like that maybe it's less likely to slip from your hands, maybe, or just for the looks, maybe somebody traveled and took the design with them and it caught on. Nice pots, and video.

[@angelalove321]

Thanks for sharing

[@wildsurvivalskills]

nice job, thanks, how long did this one take?

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

Bout two hour I think

[@harrietthoppe7501]

Beautiful harmony, very peace and restful to watch. 🙋‍♀️🌈🌞

[@carlasmith2105]

love, Love, LOVE it!!

[@kathrynostergreen8480]

love your work id love to see more of them after being glazed

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

I have a lot on my Instagram @tonysoarespottery

[@MrJuanramirezjr]

I really like this design. I'm going to try it next. Thanks for the video!

[@alphonsechanekayebone7871]

Beautiful..

[@mojavebohemian814]

Beautiful

[@BobDodgey]

Well done!

[@thehappypotter9612]

Could you tell me please, is the bottom much thicker because you start coiling on the small pot, or do you scrape it thinner later?

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

It is all about the same thickness

[@hungryboots8781]

Lovely

[@makemyclay]

how do you build up and get it narrower?

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

Just adjust your coil orientation as you go

[@markh9981]

Thank you for your help with your video, I am going to try this type of pottery, I loved the design since the I found my first piece, when walking in the woods as a kid. I'm working on an easy way to fire a couple of pieces in a BBQ or pit fire 🔥 outside. Will it work? I can't have a big fire outside where I am, too many warped Belagona around! 😅😂😂😂😂😊🙏✌️ Thank you my brother. Blessings to you and your family always.

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

Yes watch a few of my other firing videos using charcoal

[@markh9981]

@@tonysoaresnativeclays1434 Thank you for your response and I will be watching your other videos as well. Keep up the great work! 🔥

[@javiermiramontes6676]

Nice work. Can’t wait to try it myself. Does the color of the pot have anything to do with the temperature of your fire?

[@Alexander-rq9he]

Beautiful! I’m inspired to try this. Is the form something you create and fire? Or what could I use..?

[@loborome]

Wonderful video Tony. At 8:30 you mention a book on corrugated pottery. What is the name and author of the book, if you would be so inclined to share? Thanks!

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

Gray corrugated pottery from Avi and other Jeddito sites in northern Arizona, by James C, Clifford, and Watson Smith

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

Awatovi

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

Not Avi

[@loborome]

Thanks Tony, you do beautiful work! @@tonysoaresnativeclays1434

[@mickikilloran8290]

Making a little bowl to start! THAT'S what I've been doing wrong!

[@user-rw1ox1kl2p]

Hi Tony. I hope this question isn’t too dumb, but I’m learning… Does a pot this size have to be completed in one session? Or could it sit overnight say and then return to it the next day with more wet coils? Thank you so much. I’m learning much from you.

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

@@user-rw1ox1kl2p you would have to cover with plastic for sure

[@user-rw1ox1kl2p]

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[@y0nd3r]

I have looked on google images and have not seen an example of corrugated pottery that has been glazed. I would think you would at least have to glaze the inside of a mug unless you seal them as is noted on Andy Ward's channel. I would be very interested in seeing how the texture on the outside catches glazes.

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

No glaze was used besides some galena lead silica glaze paints on non corrugated pots. They did polish the insides of many of the potS. All were porous. Some did use volcanic ash for a temper and some of the fired core of the ceramic wall was vitrified.

[@MsRain49]

Beautiful. ❤

[@marielaivanatantenzabaleta3782]

Que genial ! Gracias

[@nursnlern]

Thank you. Do you flatten the bottom so it sits level?

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

No I make a ring from Palm fronds as a stand

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

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[@mkaberli]

Goods stuff thank you for the video. If I may, you’re a soft spoken person and I’m a person who has difficulty hearing. If possible, it would be nice if you could find a way to increase the volume while recording. Please don’t take this as a criticism. Again, that was a very informative video.

[@Hadassah-KaquoliMReno]

It’s lovely

[@mackenziesuddath4307]

I've started to try to use this method in my classes and it's so difficult. You have some beautiful work :)

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

If your clay is commercial forget about it😀. It needs to be a high tensile plastic clay that can stand up to the task

[@mackenziesuddath4307]

It needs to be harvested? If so, thanking God that you have a video on that too. I’ve been using red earthenware (cone 6) and did buy it commercially. Trying to throw with it has been a learning experience 😂 I think my coils are pretty large.. so it’s a patience thing I think

[@b.l.a.c.k-shiva]

I heard on another video that pottery when cooking sustains micro fractures. The corrugated pottery handles the fractures a whole lot better and last far longer as cookware. Peace and Health

[@susanwindley9165]

Do you ever trap air bubbles in coil built pottery that explode when fired? I don’t see how you can build from coils and not have that happen. Clearly I’m not a potter, just curious.

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

No , no air in the coils, pots usually blow up due to thermal shock , if heated to quickly the chemical moisture can’t escape fast enough, and turns to steam and blows out😜

[@makemyclay]

Will this work with commercial stone ware clay?

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

I’m not sure , commercial clays are very hard to work with and welding the coils might be tough

[@edstud1]

This is harder to do than you would think!

[@glynnphillips9703]

A'HO! Your pot's are 💯AWESOME 💯

[@mayamachine]

Wliwni wji chachabeniga na wawadah8ji, p8guiwligo. Thank you for sharing this knowledge, pure beauty.

[@bigbranch1]

10 thumbs up! Thank you!

[@MH-jt3lx]

This is the first time I ever seen anything about pottery and if I needed to make pottery knowing what I know about the subject then this is how I would make things I needed because it makes sense to me. Remember I know nothing about pottery ,,never even seen it made. But I know where good river bank clay is and squishing it would process it while I’m making a bowl or pot.

[@MHan-sk8dl]

Hey man what cone are you firing your native clay to?

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

Red hot, around 1600F to 1800F cone .06

[@MHan-sk8dl]

@tonysoaresnativeclays1434 Thanks!

[@billyberger2462]

Next video....firing it!!

[@UrsulaGörgen]

Danke Tony, ich freue mich An Deinem Werk, und danke sehr. Ursula Görgen Bonn ❤

[@UrsulaGörgen]

Ich liebe diese potery und Würde es so gerne kennenlernen. 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡😊🌟

[@angelaoldham1725]

@lalaartstudo have you checked this gentleman's channel before?

[@matter3232]

I'm trying to make something like what I saw while volunteering at salmon ruins

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

Oops I said same continents, but I meant the Americans 😜

[@janeteholmes]

I think they must have made this sort of pottery for aesthetic reasons. I guess they weren’t in a hurry and thought beauty was more valuable than speed.

[@johnbrownlee9090]

These pots are to increase surface area in cooking and transfer heat more efficiently. Beaty and function!!

[@delao-op2yd]

❤❤❤

[@maguisolares9268]

Le falta Fuerza Al volumen...

[@carinaheviaromano6462]

❤

[@lorrinederichelieu9848]

Why is it corrugated pottery

[@tonysoaresnativeclays1434]

Because it looks like corrugated metal I’m assuming. That is what the wavy pattern is called Corrugated

[@billyberger2462]

And if anyone complains about your video, it's cause I'm not there filming it!!

[@BaconIover69]

Well I just tried it and what can I say? I am not going to brag... Because it's baaaaaad really bad.😂

[@matter3232]

Ni,ce bean pot Q

[@sallythompson5071]

Lovely