Ancient Native American Indian Inspired Pinch Pots

 We began with raw clay.  Then we created our pinch pots by wedging the clay to get all the air bubbles out of it and rolled it into a ball. 

We then "pinched" it into the pot shape we wanted.

Next we carved traditional imagery into the wet clay, creating relief.  We carved things like animals, symbols, patterns and natural elements.

Then we glazed the pots using common earth tone colors from ancient tribes (red, brown, black white).

Here are a few examples of some of the finished glazes!