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Demonstration Of The Process

A Pot At The Entrance
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One of the pots made at the school was on display just inside the front door.

Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:33:49 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0489
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A Wheel
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A pottery wheel was turned by foot.

Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:37:06 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0498
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Formed A Pot
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Using just his hands, he formed this pot in just a minute and a half.

Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:38:28 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0509
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The Pot Was Polished
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The formed and dried pot was polished with a smooth river stone.

Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:42:10 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0518
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Colored Clays
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The pots were colored with naturally occuring clays.

Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:43:04 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0524
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Etching A Design
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After the surface was prepared and colored, it was etched.

Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:45:35 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0527
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Our Guide Translated
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Our guide for the tour translated the demonstration.

Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:46:47 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0530
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A Few Raw Pots
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A few of the finished pots just before colored clay was used to color them.

Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:47:18 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0531
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Video Of The Demonstration
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A video of the demonstration taken by Terry Costales using a Flip camera.

Workshop School of Ceramics   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Monday 12 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:48:00 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #154800_TNT
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