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Pottery Artist, As A Vocation

The Pottery Shop
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The pottery shop was both a shop and a classroom. Only one student was there that afternoon.

Pottery Art As A Vocation   •  Pottery Shop at Diablo Valley College   •  321 Golf Club Road. Pleasant Hill, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 28 March 2009)   •  (Photo taken 1967, Negative copied 2009)   •  © 2009 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DVC_0924BCXST
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Clay On Table
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Clay was carefully formed by hand on a table.

Pottery Art As A Vocation   •  Pottery Shop at Diablo Valley College   •  321 Golf Club Road. Pleasant Hill, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 28 March 2009)   •  (Photo taken 1967, Negative copied 2009)   •  © 2009 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DVC_0932BCXST
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Formed A Pot On A Wheel
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As a part of the workshop, the owner demonstrated how to form a pot very quickly on a wheel.

Pottery Art As A Vocation   •  Workshop School of Ceramics internal link   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Thursday 15 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:37:26 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0501
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The Pot Gained Height
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The pot gained height very quickly under the instructor's skill hands.

Pottery Art As A Vocation   •  Workshop School of Ceramics internal link   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Thursday 15 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:38:04 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0507
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Polished With A Stone
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The surface of a dried pot was polished using a stone worn smooth by a river.

Pottery Art As A Vocation   •  Workshop School of Ceramics internal link   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Thursday 15 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:42:03 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0519
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Etched With A Pen
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The surface of a dried and already painted piece was etched by hand prior to firing.

Pottery Art As A Vocation   •  Workshop School of Ceramics internal link   •  Valentín López   •  "Cerámica Precolombina, Utilitaria, Artistica y Creativa"   •  (Photo posted Thursday 15 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 15:45:39 Monday 14 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_0528
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