Let's talk about natural pottery pigments from the earth. My presentation will cover 6 ways to get colors and decorations on your pottery using all natural materials. And I will also be taking your pottery related questions live. Here are the 6 items I will be discussing: - Colored clay slips - Organic paint - Oxidized black mineral paint - Reduced black mineral paint - Lead glaze paint - Red mineral paint My online masterclass "Natural Pottery Paints, Slips & Pigments" can be found here https://ancientpottery.how/courses/natural-pottery-paints-slips-and-pigments/ 🔗 LINKS John Olsen's Go Fund Me https://gofund.me/4b14d31a Southwest Kiln Conference - https://www.swkiln.com/ Lead glaze paint - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRCrKcaNBD0 Oxidized mineral paint - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqp8ePhg7Wk Organic paint - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UjO_W85So0 Clay slips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGj-hyKZ8eM 0:00 Welcome, SW Kiln Conference, John Olsen Go Fund Me 4:39 Upcoming workshops 5:37 How to find white clay in the wilds? 8:06 Red clay with 1/3 temper still cracking 9:20 Using granite as temper in clay 10:55 What is the maximum clay shrinkage you would use? 11:16 Decorating pottery with colored slips 16:32 Decorating with reduced iron paint 22:02 Can you paint and then re-fire an already fired pot? 22:34 Decorating with red mineral paint 28:47 Were any other minerals used to make other colors like blue or green? 30:27 How did they seal pots for long term storage? 31:09 Can you use organic paint applied to something other than a slip? 32:12 Can any plant resin work as a paint binder? 32:47 Do you have to process red ochre before use as a paint? 34:33 How to get a black semi-mirror finish? 35:16 Decorating with glaze paint 40:50 Oxidized black mineral paint 46:40 What did the ancients use for lids on pottery? 49:00 What happens if you use 100% copper paint? 52:44 Decorating pottery with organic paint 58:38 Mineral paint with no fixative (mechanical fixative) 👨🏼‍💻 My students and I make pottery together over Zoom every Wednesday evening. Please consider joining us https://ancientpottery.how/ancient-potters-club/ ❤️ Please help support my channel Channel membership null. T shirts and other merch - andy-wards-ancient-pottery.creator-sp... 📚 Improve your pottery skills Check out my online masterclasses to improve your pottery making skills. https://ancientpottery.how/classes/ ⭐️ Social media Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/andywardpottery Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ancientpottery/ 📬 Send me mail Andy Ward PO Box 43601 Tucson, AZ 85733 As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.