Homemade Paint Brushes From Nature

As a primitive potter I am far too reliant on store-bought paint brushes, so I am making myself a bunch of new homemade paint brushes using yucca leaves. The yucca paint brush has a long history in the American Southwest. In this video I honor those ancient potters by teaching you how to make yucca brushes yourself simply and easily. These are good paint brushes that you don't need to pay a penny for and can last for years.

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0:00 Identifying yuccas in the wild
1:38 Trimming leaves for making brushes
2:59 De-fleshing yucca leaves
6:31 Modifying yucca brushes for different tasks
7:22 Using yucca brushes to paint pottery