Finding Minerals to Make Pottery Paint in an Arizona Ghost Town 

Impressive Andy! Thank you. I believe you have more knowledge than anyone else on Utube. Thank you for sharing….

I absolutely love your channel!

You are one cool dude!!!

Recently got into clay processing, I love the videos that you're doing. It's such an interesting and rich topic... an entire lifetime spent perfecting this ancient way, would not be a life wasted. Thank you my new friend.

This is the most underrated channel ever! THANK YOU for sharing your wealth of knowledge!!

We went to Mowery mine yesterday. I brought back some rock but not sure if it's the right type. If it's not, we live in Sierra Vista so we can go back, plus there are some good camp sites out there. Thank you for your videos, they are fun to watch. --Kim

Got my answer about the paint! You are so kind and generous with your knowledge🙏🏻🤗

There is a mountain near me that is missing its middle from copper iron and gold mining, the colours of the rockks there suggest ochres and iron oxides being available Thanks for the paint tips too.

I used to work for abandoned mineland surveys, and the most common serious danger around abandoned mines is the "antlion" effect around shafts. (shafts are vertical openings you can fall down, adits are horizontal openings you can walk into). The ground around the shaft opening can get unstable and can collapse out from under you if youre getting close when you think youre still safe.

Such a wealth of knowledge! I can't wait for the snow to melt so I can get out there and see what I can find.

Love your videos after seeing how you grind clay with a Mexico stile corn grinder I order one off eBay and tried it today it works awesome thank you for that tip

Great Videos Andy!!!

Well done~ nice lecture.

Thank you very much!

Good job Andy.

Great video 😃

Lots of great info passed on in these vids, very well put together too! Thank you! Also, thank you for teaching the aspect of safety around the materials used in these processes. I can't fret it enough, I've seen way too many videos over the years where I'm left borderline yelling at my screen all concerned like: "Its in the air!" or " do they not know!?". I do a lot of primitive survival stuff, and have been experimenting with various natural materials over the years and noticed something about how to videos on a lot of these crafts. There have been a few too many times i'm left worried for my health because of this: I go and watch a video and learn how to do something, do it, end up getting comfortable doing it that way for a few months, only to go back to youtube a few months later to watch some more videos on such category to end up finding out that the process itself or a few steps in the process involve materials that you NEED to handle with care so you don't poison yourself or give yourself an occupational disease (from stuff that goes airborne, skin absorption, radiation, etc.). All the while, I'd already been using such materials or doing such crafts without those safety measures due to how it was originally taught to me: a vid of a person who didn't put much care into expressing the dangers of the craft. I don't know if its not in mind because they have done it for so long and put little thought into it, or if it is them not being aware of the dangers. A lot of stuff inside and outside the workshop can do harm to you, even if it may seem harmless. Like you said and I strongly agree, be smart when you are out there! ^-^

Andy if you crushed the Manganese and passed a magnet over the powder would you remove some/most of the iron?

Can the black sand (hematite?) Found during gold panning process be used for pottery? I have no idea if it will grind into finer material. It's pretty fine already.

if these heavy metals are toxic , are you sure we should use them on pottery we may be using?

What does the term "walnut black on white" refer to? Are walnuts involved in making the black pigment for the paint?

Can you use coal as a pigment or would it just burn off in the firing process?

I am not even a potter, but I’m finding this whole channel fascinating. I wonder if cavemen used these same minerals for their paintings.

You did not mention measuring by weight or volume.

Andy could you talk about food safety in the slips you are making to paint your pieces that come in contact with food? I am intrigued with pieces that are meant to be used for cooking and serving food. By the way, your lighting is terrific(in your studio)in this video. I like your music choices as well in your videos, they are good, soft background.

If I buy mineral paint from shop , then fallow ur way for paint . Still is it work?

Safe mineral paints?

Could you use the corn grinder with a water dripper to safely process it too?

Watch out for danger noodles ( snakes)!

Thank you. I always find your videos helpful and full of great information. Question: Do you know if powdered black slate or shale would work as a paint?

I'm in Maryland, do you know of a good substitute for mesquite?

If all those Paints are so dangerous and toxic, is it save to have pottery painted with it? this reminds me of this Story that romans used to drink out of led cups, slowly intoxicating themselves without knowing. could it be that until recently people used this stuff just because they didnt know about the health hazards associated with it and you really would just be best to skip those kinds of paint? Thank you for your videos. They explain so many questions i have. very informative

You know, I'm interested in your info. But I am one of the many "idiots" that explores abandoned mines. Been doing it for 71 years. I sure am stupid. I wonder if it would be better for you not to offend your potential viewers/subscribers like that? Bye.