Pottery of Mexico: Pineapples of Patamban and San José de Gracia
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Pottery of Mexico should really be called Pottery Making of Mexico because it’s really more than just a travelogue for the armchair potter. In this DVD you’ll be treated to working studios in two small pottery towns located in the southwestern part of Mexico where they still use techniques from pre-Columbian times. The pottery made here is for both decoration and everyday use, and from the practical cookware to the elegant pineapples of Patamban, the work is unpretentious and the methods simple. DVD 40 Minutes
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A culture of sustainability
In this video, a potter and a filmmaker work together to beautifully document potters in two neighboring villages—Patamban and San José de Gracia. This documentary covers how the potters produce their low-fire pieces from start to finish. In the first segment, you’ll marvel at the simple step-by-step technique for making slabs used for making bowls formed over bisque molds. working with stone tools and using a simple white slip decoration, this first demonstration proves how little you need to create. |
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Making a pineapple pot is really a step-by-step for handbuilding a large multi-part form with sprig decoration. To make this piece, local clay is collected from surface pit where different clays are selected and blended together during the dry season. The process of hand mixing clay from scratch is really something every potter should at least understand.
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Once the clay is ready, slabs are made
but unlike the first potter who demonstrated the bowl technique on a
bisque drape mold, this potter uses a two part plaster mold to form the
body of the piece. After the two halves are put together, the interior
is sealed and a base and top formed and attached. The time consuming
part is the pineapple texture, which consists of scores of
square-shaped textured sprigs processed, shaped in bisque molds,
embellished with applied sprig textures, and then fired in wood-burning
kilns. The film also reveals a culture of sustainability in which each
generation gathers its materials locally and creates tools from what is
at hand. |
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| The loading and firing of the kiln you’ll enjoy because it really reinforces the notion that pottery can be a really simple craft with beautiful results. The kiln is based on an ancient design and can get up to about cone 08, which is all these potters are looking for. We’re fortunate in many ways to have all the amenities of a modern studio, but it’s comforting to know that the work we can produce using simple tools and techniques really doesn’t care. |
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