Anaiazi Pottery - Kelly Magleby

The Ancestral Puebloans were an ancient people who lived throughout the American Southwest. Inspired by their culture, ingenuity and artistry Kelly Magleby makes faithful reproductions of their pottery. The Ancestral Puebloans were experts in basketry, sandal-making, masonry and pottery. Their pottery is striking yet simple. The video right gives you a taste of how these pots are made. 

Each of Kelly's pots are hand-built using wild gathered clay, burnished with a polishing stone, hand-painted with bee plant paint, and fired in a trench kiln. The bee plant is boiled down to a thick tar like consistency. Kelly uses a brush made out of Yucca leaves to paint the unfired pots with the black tar. All of Kelly's pots are fired outside in a trench kiln. From start to finish a firing takes 3 to 4 hours depending on the number of pots and the type of wood being used. Kelly says, "Maybe one day, far in the future someone will pick up one of my pots and wonder about my life. Maybe they'll be inspired to create something that lasts longer than they will."  


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