WORKING WITH CLAY. “Starting with my clay. Well, I get my clay, and let it soak all in water and stir it all up until it gets all broken up—‘til it gets right thick. And then I strain it out on the ground on a piece of clean cloth—it’s got to be clean, now!—and put it on the cloth, and let the sun dry it. And then it’s ready to go to work. And I take it out and work it up. And when I decide to make pots, I roll my rolls out and start making whatever I want to make.” —Georgia Harris [image: Georgia Harris, creating an owl effigy]