EASTERN | DESERT | WARE
EXPERIMENTAL | CLAY | COLLECTION
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the Salton Sea, a lake in Southern California, clay has been deposited by
the same geological processes once at work in the Eastern Desert. |
Using the expertise of local potter David Verity samples
of this clay, now almost as hard as stone and with different colors, could
be collected.
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various materials to be used as temper were collected. Some clays naturally
contain a sufficient amount of temper to be used for pottery.
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The temper is sieved before
it is mixed with the clay. It is unclear whether temper had to be added
to the clay that was used for the Eastern Desert Ware.
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The clay is suspended in
water and also strained though a fine mesh. The temper is added and the paste
(80% clay and 20% temper) is allowed to settle.
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When settled, the water is
siphoned off and the paste is allowed to dry, on a slab of plaster, until
it appears workable. A vessel can now be shaped.
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