Making Organic Pottery Paint From Mesquite Beans

Mesquite beans make great organic pottery paint. I will demonstrate how to make paint from mesquite beans, why use mesquite beans for pottery paint and a little about the history of organic painted pottery in the American Southwest.

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0:00 What is mesquite bean pottery paint
1:20 The history of organic paint related to mesquite
2:52 Cooking down the mesquite beans
3:52 Straining out the solids
5:12 How to use mesquite bean paint on pottery
6:28 Refining the paint into a thick syrup

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