The moment when something breaks is always dramatic, but rarely does that sense of drama remain when a broken object is repaired. The sculptures of Dutch artist Patrick Bergsma, “exploded” porcelain ...
Crafted in clay: The art of pottery in Delhi It all started with the arrival of the Pathans to India. Though traditional village pottery in the form of utility ware would have existed before that, it ...
In a turn of events, a lost art has found its way back to the mainstream and has actually become a sort of therapy for many. In an era of mass-produced goods, the gentle, slow process of carving ...
Costly apparatus, lack of finances and diminishing skilled labor had put the unique and globally acknowledged Blue Pottery and Kashigari profession under threat despite efforts to preserve this ...
Over the lockdown, Jon Pettyjohn, one of the pioneer potters in the Philippines, has been busy creating art—and washing dishes. “I’ve been the kitchen dishwasher since the quarantine started,” he told ...
Long before there were famous Pueblo potters like Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso) and Lucy Lewis (Acoma), there was Pueblo pottery. Pieces were functional — made to carry water, store seeds, cook in, ...