I Saved the Best For Last - Making the Dinwiddie Polychrome Bowl

To be frank, the Salado Challenge was received like the proverbial fart in the prayer meeting. After a year numerous videos and lots of technical help there is literally one submission. At any rate I am determined to wrap it up by making all 5 pots I set out to make. The Dinwiddie Polychrome bowl is the last, the hardest and also it turned out really great. In this video I will walk you through the entire process of how I recreated this ancient Salado pottery, from clay through firing. Come along for an in-depth lesson in ancient pottery replication.

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How to make organic paint pottery - https://youtu.be/kiy1gbmyRuc
How to fire Salado pottery - https://youtu.be/7ZYlDeiqsZU

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Tracking the movement of people with perforated plates - https://youtu.be/l-i5ona4CgY

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0:00 What makes Dinwiddie Polychrome so challenging
1:14 Forming the base of the bowl
4:04 The 6 steps of coil building
6:31 A good rim is SO important!
9:15 Scraping and smoothing
11:40 Slipping doesn't have to hurt
14:55 A Brief History of Smudging Pottery
16:43 Painting designs with organic paint
19:20 Trial by fire
21:50 Wrap up of the Salado Challenge and season 3

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