WORKSHOPS
Walking Stick Workshop - Saturday, June 25th, 10 a.m.
Registration is required. Email your name and phone number your name and phone number to adrienne.boggs@state.nm.us or by calling (505) 867-5351.
Cost: General public: $20; FCHS members: $15
Payment: Pay now with a credit card by completing the form on the right and selecting the button "Click t0 Open Payment Page".
OR pay by cash, check (made out to Friends of Coronado Historic Site), or credit card on the day of the workshop at Sun Father’s Way, the gift shop located on-site.
Create your own yucca walking stick. Supplies will be provided - the yucca sticks and basic decorations are from the Coronado site. Participants are encouraged to bring personal items from home to add a personal touch, such as charms, feathers, beads, etc.
2020 Workshops
Micaceous Pottery Workshop
with Steve Rospopo
WHEN: February 29 and March 1, 2020-Saturday and Sunday,
WHERE: at the Coronado Historic Site
Firing was delayed due to Covid safety procedures. We fired the pots on Sunday, November 29
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Students learned the principles of using micaceous clay derived from sources in Northern NM and received a small premade micaceous greenware bowl to practice pottery finishing techniques, including water scraping, sanding, slip application (with micaceous slip), and burnishing with a polishing stone. The students were provided with clay, a puki base mold, micaceous slip, basic tools, towels, sandpaper, and other pottery equipment.
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Steve provide a lunch of green chile stew (pork, potatoes, and onions) made in a micaceous pot served with tortillas on Saturday.
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