6 All Natural Pottery Paints and Decorations

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:Show more

- 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://youtu.be/DRCrKcaNBD0
Oxidized mineral paint - https://youtu.be/Dqp8ePhg7Wk
Organic paint - https://youtu.be/6UjO_W85So0
Clay slips - https://youtu.be/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)

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