Exploration of working with clay media. Historical hands-on exploration of pottery techniques used by the Catawba people and others.
Some clay is reddish in color, some gray or blue-tinted, and some is even white.
Pinch pots were almost certainly the first pots ever made and required only the potter's hands to shape the form. The first vessels made by the pinch pot method were most certainly used for religious ceremonies and food storage. Roll a ball of clay about the size of a golf ball between the palms of the hands to form a sphere. Push your thumb into the center of the clay ball, then pinch up the walls. Press the thumbs gently into the center of the sphere and at the same time press with the figures on the outside while rotating the ball of clay.