Contributing InstitutionArizona State MuseumSubcollection Summary
Potter Laura Kermen shows how to hand build pots using the coil method. In this sequence of nine images, Laura shows the technique of hand building a pot, which does not use a potter's wheel. A paddle and stone are used to smooth the sides of the pot. Firing the pot is done in a hand-made kiln using local woods, usually mesquite.
Date Original1972Date Range1970s (1970-1979)Permissions and ReuseFrom the Photograph Collection of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona. Copyright and publication rights for all photographs are retained by the Arizona Board of Regents.