I just uploaded clips of #NestaNala (1940-2005) and her daughter #JabulileNala showing how they begin coil building a pot. The Nalas are the most renowned Zulu pottery family. Jabulile taught me her coil building technique and gave me more insight into Zulu culture when we spent three weeks together in the summer of 2022.

https://makertube.net/w/7aoddLN4d7eAde4BpoPVxp

#pottery #ceramics #SouthAfrica #AfricanArt #culture #PeerTube

Every #potter, every #craftsperson, is a #culturalpreservationist. When I took my first #pottery class 12 years ago, I had no idea what I was participating in, how ancient and huge it was.

A South African potter named #JabulileNala taught me how to coil build. She comes from a long line of #Zulu potters with a tradition extending back at least 2,000 years.

Biseat Yakwal took this #filmphoto of me teaching a coil building workshop in Gainesville, FL in 2023.