Hand-Building Pottery At Home - Easy Peasy Mug

Andy Ward's Ancient Pottery
Andy Ward's Ancient Pottery
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Published 2022-06-29
You can make beautiful and functional pottery at home using just your hands and simple tools. This video will take you from a lump of clay to a finished, usable mug using only tools you have at your house or can easily buy at a nearby store. Hand built pottery is made without the use of a potters wheel but in this case I have taken it a step farther using only a knife, a gift card and a spoon to form a mug. Afterwards I fire this mug in my yard without a kiln using a few bricks and charcoal.

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0:00 Why hand-build pottery at home
0:35 Coil building a mug at home
3:28 Attaching a mug handle with the rivet method
4:35 Smoothing and polishing the mug
6:40 Painting designs on the mug
7:30 Firing pottery at home without a kiln
9:11 Sealing the mug
9:54 Testing the sealing and using the mug

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All Comments (21)
  • @boatmann1002
    I'm just getting into pottery with my sole intent to do it along the lines of how ancient peoples would of made/used it. Your channels has given me a ton of useful information. Love the channel and thank you for the inspiration!
  • @pottersjournal
    Extra thanks for the bit on sealing and then using the raw fired clay. Much on my mind as I was gifted some unglaze drinking cups. So many cultural and historic pots, essential through the millennia for our existence. Now we don't even know we can use them. By using them I like the connection to the pot and our past. Nice short you did on the subject too.
  • @papmaster8874
    Watching This channel is therapeutic,It's connecting with the earth,it's a great past time for Those that want a to create something Useful and build their Ancient Skills💯We ❤you Andy.
  • @Frenchiezy
    This definitely gives me more motivation to just start making my own pottery at home. Thank you for sharing your passion with everyone
  • @robsmith6961
    ANDY, THANKS FOR THE STICKER, IT IS ON MRUCK FOR ALL TO SEE. I am sending you a small gift from idaho , don't worry it not one my pot or an arrowhead.ENJOY. THANKS ROB
  • @catherineogilvie616
    Thank you for showing all stages through to the end.. now I'm going to seal my mug with oatmeal
  • @oldugly9295
    i have had good success with white commercial pottery clay, medium temperature, made into a slip and used as white paint. my daughter gave me a small ball of it which will last me a long time, it goes a long way. the pottery store here only sells in a huge quantity, see if you can find someone to give you a small amount to use as paint. i still had to process it into a smooth slip, Andy shows how to make slip in his videos. watch them all they are great.
  • @lisalovelylpa
    I drink black coffee. I going to make some mugs. I have some slip I made from my old grey clay , some red clay and some raku clay that has sand. Great video !
  • @phoebe3269
    I'm so excited to hear that pottery can be easily made at home! I've been wanting to get into it for a while but don't really have the funds to justify taking a pottery class or buying the materials myself. Especially cool that these are ancient techniques as well.
  • @glasgavlen
    This is so easy to follow, and what a lovely mug!
  • @JustOneAsbesto
    I had never appreciated the importance of getting the rim nice and wet and sloppy until now. Thanks Andy.
  • @audreyclaussen6087
    My granddaughter and I are so fascinated with how you work of the earth to create such beautiful items, so talented.
  • @GrannyGooseOnYouTube
    Hold up! When did I miss your video about the oatmeal?! I don't remember you trying that when you were experimenting with sealing earthenware. Seems to work well!!