Traditional Pottery Making Workshop with August Wood

Paddle and anvil is the unique technique utilized by Phoenix's original indigenous inhabitants to create functional pottery from natural clays that are collected locally. Join August Wood for a workshop teaching you how to use this technique! Afterward, you can paint your very own designs onto a clay pot!

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member August Wood is a local traditional artist who creates baskets and clay pots. Learn from August the traditional techniques used in making clay pottery by utilizing natural materials commonly used by the Akimel O'odham.