Response to Tony Soares Video

I found this video very interesting especially seeing how much work went into the whole process of Tony creating his pot, starting from him making his own clay by digging it up, grinding it out and then mixing just the right amount of temper.  I never thought about the process of where the clay we work with comes from.  Tony showed a lot of talent and extreme patience.  I was definitely jealous of how perfect his work was and how he never made any mistakes at all. He was able to keep it smooth and maintained as he kept adding more coils to the pot.  It was also nice to see him do this project because it is so similar to the pots we made in class, except that Tony made his with just a paddle and stone and his was much bigger than the ones we did.  Having done this in a smaller version inside a classroom with modern tools, made me appreciate Tony's skill at doing it the way it was done 5000 years ago outside on the ground. It was also interesting to see him mix his own paint using natural materials and then fire it in the ground using a fire pit.  I also enjoyed the video of the students in the class making the Mohave pottery.  It was nice to see that they were trying to keep their culture and traditions alive by creating pottery the way their ancestors did hundreds of years ago.  After losing so much of their culture it is good to see them keeping it alive and passing it on.