The Kazuri bead and pottery making processes begin with highly plastic, red, buff firing clay purchased from small farmers in the highland region of Muranga, North Western Kenya.The clay is first sieved to remove impurities, then milled and mixed with Silica and Feldspar Quartz Talc to give it a whitened look. After this, it is passed through a Filter Press to extract excess water, then through a vertical extruder to remove any air pockets and to further reduce the water content. The result is malleable and moist clay which is then used in the making of beads and finished jewellery, hand thrown tableware and pottery and slip cast tableware and pottery. The Bead Making Process: All the beads are hand made from the moist clay by local women and pierced using weaving needles. The beads are then sun-dried for up to 4 hours and then fired at temperatures of up to 1140c. Having cooled overnight, the beads are sorted out for quality and given to the glazers for hand painting.