Before reading this article, I can say that I never really thought about where the clay I used was coming from. In my early school years, the clay we used always came in large cube pieces which we then dispersed among all the students. It wasn’t until my senior year of high school that I actually took part in making the clay for my ceramics class which was an interesting experience to say the least. With all this clay at my fingertips, I never really thought of where it actually came from until this class and this reading. It’s understandable that clay is a huge portion of our earth, but I never thought about the lengths people went to get this amazing material. I can honestly say, I don’t know if I would climb to the top of a mountain or take a day trip to gather the clay necessary for an entire year. It just seems like so much work, but I do understand that this journey was the only way to preserve potters livelihoods’ in ancient times. My only thought is, with vast quantities basically under our feet, why were there not closer places for these people to find clay?
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