Clip 8 (of 13), Gakoigo pottery village, coil building

The process is really rolling now. Margaret on the left and her colleague on the right are moving the clay with such directness and energy. These are the base sections being drawn to a close - to form the perfect dome, for embedding in hot embers, that so effectively transfers the heat to the food. The clay is exceptional; a coarse and plastic body, which they handle very wet. The addition of extra water during the building process makes the process akin to throwing. I also love the way their searching fingers consistently identify and remove the little foreign bodies in the clay. The voices in the background are Professor Magdalene Odundo, and the prattle of many village children, over excited by the sudden appearance of all these foreigners...

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Pottery
• ceramics
• coiling
• Kenya
• Africa

[mudfondler]

Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it.

[markdallyceramics]

plastic clay in the hands of masters. A beauty to watch.

[angelorumart]

amazing!!!

[BibsyP]

Just fantastic.



[boiprof]

Thats quite impressive since some of us would call that stuff useless without our wheels and cement mixers lol

[jmg1957]

nice...........