Mesa Verde Pottery: Replication and History

Southwestern POTTERY

History & Replication Workshop

May 31 - June 6, 2025 ~ Santa Fe, New Mexico

Join an intimate group to explore the history

and ceramics from the Desert Southwest. Using

only traditional materials from the Four Corners

area, students will be guided through the process

of replicating Ancestral Puebloan pottery. Each

participant will hand build a collection of forms

and be instructed on how to build, slip, polish,

and paint their pots. The workshop includes a

visit to a local museum to get a closer look at excavated

pottery and speak with an expert on prehistoric

ceramics. Our work culminates with a trench

firing of the pots we’ve created together.

No previous clay experience necessary to enjoy

this hands-on experience.

Cost: $575 for first time students and

$475 for returning students.

Cost includes all materials you’ll need to make at least two to three pots.

Maxwell Museum of Anthropology - Pottery Collections Tour

The workshop includes a group visit to the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. The Maxwell holds more than 4,500 partial or complete archaeological ceramic vessels and figurines, along with millions of ceramic sherds, dating from at least as far back as 3000 B.C. through the historic period. The Museum is best known for its Southwestern collection. This opportunity to view the extensive ceramics collection will fuel our learning and inspire our creations.

Your workshop hosts

BOB CASIAS

Bob graduated with a degree in Anthropology and participated in excavations on

the Dolores Archaeological Project in the early 1980’s where he first encountered

Mesa Verde pottery. Bob has had his hands in clay since high school and studied

under Clint Swink to understand the hand building and firing techniques that

reproduce the extraordinary art forms that originated with the early potters of the

Southwest. He has been recreating these designs for over 20 years and welcomes

the interest of new students to this amazing art form.

JEFF OSGOOD

Jeff has worked with clay since 1997 and came to replica pottery-making through

his passion and explorations of the canyons and mesas of the Colorado Plateau.

As an educator, Jeff has led trips to Four Corners region and guided a variety of

students through the pottery replica process.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT, CALL OR EMAIL.

Bob Casias: potteryoftheancients@gmail.com

(505) 670-1205

Jeff Osgood : jeff.osgood@watershedschool.org

(720) 341-5394

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