In this video, I demonstrate how to make pottery using primitive tools and natural materials. The process showcases ...

Smoke billows out of the 55-gallon steel drum on the patio of Jed Cossonay’s Chandler home. With a pair of metal tongs, he pulls a small copper-colored pot out of the makeshift kiln and places it in ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) POTTERY CRAFTSWOMAN, DHAHBIA SIIDANI, SAYING: "We search for this mud, we then bring it and put it in water until it swells. We then soften it by pressing it with our legs, and ...

In this video, we explore the ancient craft of primitive pottery, demonstrating techniques to create functional pottery using natural materials. This is part of a series on primitive technology skills ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids-based studio Pottery Lane has begun its inaugural summer of “Teen Wheel Throwing Bootcamps,” a four-day series focused on teaching pottery techniques to young ...

One of the most identifying features of human nature is our ability to craft tools to meet almost any need. From crude hammers and knives to written language and currency to modern lightbulbs and ...

AMMAN — For a long time, it was mistakenly believed that cooking pottery was always turned, i.e. shaped using a potter's wheel, said archaeologist Laura Vie. Upon closer examination of Dharih's ...

Tiny traces of food left in ancient clay pots can now be used to date archaeological objects thanks to a novel combination of NMR spectroscopy and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). The new ...

The Irish artisan Sinéad Fagan uses combustible materials in her firing process. The results, she said, are always a surprise. By Sandra Jordan BAURAVILLA, Ireland — Sinéad Fagan credits the beginning ...

When you're thrifting for ceramic art to incorporate into your home, one type of pottery stands out among the rest: raku pottery. If you've never heard of it, raku pottery refers to an ancient ...