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Tag Archives: hand-building
Open letter to the gardeners who took my olla class
Dear brave fellow gardeners who invested in learning to hand-build ollas, If you chose to make your olla with sculpture clay (white), congratulations! I hope that your olla is still performing well. For the majority of learners who made their … Continue reading
Considering Clays for Homemade Ollas
I have made 15 ollas now from 5 clay types, all fired at ‘bisque’ temperatures (cone 06 ~ 1000 degC); Akio, Sculpture Buff, Red Art, Red Art with Sand, Brown Terracotta. The Red Art ollas are beautiful, but became vitreous … Continue reading
Posted in cucumber, olla irrigation, rain, squash, tomatillos, tomatoes, vegetable garden
Tagged ceramics, clay types, food, hand-building, plants
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