The Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild is a non-profit group of potters that fosters a creative, innovative and supportive environment for the education of students, professionals and the public in the ceramic arts.
In 2000 a group of seven potters from the Sunnyvale Parks and Recreation ceramic studio met to brainstorm on the idea of creating a pottery guild. The results of that first meeting was an ambitious plan that covered every aspect of their common vision - a non-profit guild supporting local clay artists.
Today there are over 150 members including clay artists, corporate sponsors, students and patrons. The Orchard Valley Ceramic Arts Guild presents many workshops throughout the year as well as an annual sale of guild member work. The public is encouraged and welcome to attend. All potters as well as those who are simply interested in developing an appreciation for the ceramic arts are always welcome.
The Guild is a California non-profit, 501(c)3 corporation.
Thank you, Scott, for this really interesting demo. I am a hand builder at heart, though I am trying to keep at least a basic ability to throw on the wheel. The vast majority of pottery videos on RU-vid are wheel throwing, as I’m sure you know. So I am particularly pleased to see this whole new direction for hand builders. Bravo! 👍🤓
With really soft clay, water works fine. For leather-hard pieces, a vinegar slip works best because it does NOT puff out the clay in the slip, so you avoid cracks at joints when drying.
Very good video. I have a pot I bought a few years ago made by Manuel Mora Tena. Any relation?? My pot is signed on the bottom and is one of my "ceramic treasures" Mata Ortiz is amazing stuff. I've been a potter for over 50 years and had the pleasure of meeting Juan Quezada in 1980, when he came to our area to do a demo....
Excellent tutorial! Mata Ortiz pottery is some of the finest in the world! What surprises me is that their clay is prepared without having to add grog.
Hey, spend the money and use something like Everclear from the liquor store (unless you have moonshine making pals). 30 yrs ago after my first raku experiment with rubbing alcohol I didn't like the idea of breathing in the fumes. Next time I wanted to try the liquid combustible I bought the cheapest high proof liquor they had and used it. Hey. you don't have to use that much, and your lungs will thank you.
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Thanks for the video, awesome audio and video and an amazing demonstration to share
As a gardener and potter I really enjoyed this video, however that hole was WAY too big for this pot. You would lose a lot of water out of the pot FAST!!
Your right. And... big pots fire better and crack less with a big hole. The trick is to put a screen over the hole and gravel at the bottom of the pot when it comes time to plant.
This is only loosely related to the vid (even though I DID learn some things to try too!) there's one shot of the clay on a back shelf with what looks like a half dozen Gary bags in one area. Instantly reminded me of Fallout 3 and 'The Gary Vault'. 👍😁
