pit firing
It's when pots are placed in a pit and burned! This method dates back up to 30,000 years. The colors and patterns come from the ashes and smoke swirling around and end up on the pot due to the heat! Burn baby burn!!
Foil saggar
Saggars are the lidded containers used to contain and isolate pots to contain fumes around a pot so it can pick up colors from the fumes. Aluminum foil is wrapped around these pots so that can get their unique color.
paper saggar
Paper is wrapped around the pot after being coated in Ferric Chloride. The pot is put into a bag after being wrapped in newspaper.