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Within an hours drive of Denver experience the timeless legacy of ancestral Puebloan pottery...

makepot3.jpg (41824 bytes)ANASAZI POTTERY at HORSETOOTH LAKE:
Ancient Culture though Pottery

June 2-5 2008 There's still time! Don't miss out...Register Now!

Held at the artists home/studio on a rock cliff overlooking magnificent  Horsetooth Reservoir (Located in the foothills just minutes west of Fort Collins Colorado), this workshop is an abbreviated version of our Mesa Verde workshop. This fast paced 4 day introductory workshop covers replication of a Pueblo III Mesa Verde Black on white organically painted pottery mug. Corrugated pottery techniques will also be demonstrated. Participants will  hand form, burnish, decorate and trench kiln fire using only prehistoric methods. Participants will gain an understanding of the culture and the fundamentals of craftsmanship, design and prehistoric technology that are required in creating and firing ancestral Puebloan pottery. 
Camping is not allowed at workshop site but is available lake-sided at South Bay campground at Horsetooth Reservoir 2 miles away. http://www.co.larimer.co.us/parks/Horsetooth.htm
Motel lodging is available in near-by Fort Collins, Colorado. For Lodging information contact: http://www.fcchamber.org/Sub_VisitorInfo_List.asp?CatID=2 
Enrollment: Limited to 20 participants.
No previous pottery experience required.
Includes: Instruction, all materials, firing and geologic clay exploration tour. Bring lunch.
Fee: $150.00 US Dollars.  Fee must be paid in full at time of registration.
Click here to Register Now! 
(If registering after May 15 please email instructor
For further information email:
info@AncientArts.Org
College Credit: 2 GRADUATE CREDITS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THIS COURSE (for an additional fee). 
Note to Teachers*
The interdisciplinary nature of this course will enable K-12 teachers to develop meaningful standards based lesson plans. Through authentic experiences and inquiry-based projects, teachers will learn to make relevant connections between art, archaeology and cultural content and their own classroom curriculum.

Location: Located in the foothills just minutes west of Fort Collins Colorado at an elevation of approx. 6000 feet. http://www.co.larimer.co.us/parks/driving_horsetooth.htm http://www.co.larimer.co.us/parks/horsetooth_map.htm

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