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In 1930 she also began her innovative process of deep carved pottery. Her carved blackware pottery was an original creation. She credits a shard of carved pottery that was found by her husband while deer hunting for giving her the idea. Using a sharp knife and a chisel she would carve out her
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designs. She carefully sanded her edges to create a "cameo" style with the design standing out in low relief. She would then sand the edges of her design to create more rounded forms. She used an old-style
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wood and cow dung, placing the pots upside down on a metal grate to allow the flames to swirl evenly around them. She would often fire up to twenty pots at a time.
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