Pottery News
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By AFP
Stoke-on-trent -
At the 18th-century Spode pottery works in Stoke-on-Trent, start-up artisans like 22-year-old Emma Price are moving into abandoned buildings and breathing new life into a once-mighty industry.
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Sonoma -
The second floor Gallery at Sonoma Community Center is currently featuring watercolor painter Dick Cole and ceramic artist Chic Lotz. Her work shimmered and gleamed as lights from above gave her work a certain twinkle.
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Buffalo -
An American Indian tribe will be soon receiving an ancient Indian artifact that was donated to Goodwill in the Buffalo, N.Y. area.
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Iasi -
"Ceramics Fair Cucuteni 5000" is an annual event held in Iasi for the past 28 years, but the pottery making tradition in Romania dates back thousands of years to a mysterious people archaeologists named "Cucuteni".
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Edinburgh -
Archaeologists digging trial trenches at the site planned for a new Forth Road Bridge have found what they believe to be the remains of a 4,000 year old Neolithic farm.
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Kolkata is a sight during this time of the year on account of the bustle around its annual Bengali festivals. The Durga Puja deities are traded in and brought over from Kumartuli, a revered hotspot for traditional Indian pottery and idol-making.
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The remnants of the oldest known pottery have been found in a cave in southern China’s Hunnan province. The pottery shards, estimated at being from about 18,000 years Before Present, or 16, 000 years B.C.
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Ceramics at National Ceramics Fair, Cucuteni 5000, at Iasi, Romania. July 2011. Joshua Iancu
Otilia Iancu at National Ceramics Fair, Cucuteni 5000, in Iasi, Romania. July 2011. Joshua Iancu
Chic Lotz has been a ceramic artist and teacher for over 30 years. She has traveled the country providing workshops and classes about glazing, which has become her specialty. Courtesy of Chic Lotz
Works by regional artists for sale at Terra Studios' Muse Gallery. Fayetteville, Ark. Nov. 13, 2010.
A variety of items could be purchased, including these creations from Thrown Together Pottery.
File photo: Ceramics at National Ceramics Fair, Cucuteni 5000, at Iasi, Romania Joshua Iancu
Ceramic at National Ceramics Fair, Cucuteni 5000, in Iasi, Romania. July 2011 Joshua Iancu
Ceramic plates at National Ceramics Fair, Cucuteni 5000, in Iasi, Romania. July 2011. Joshua Iancu
Examples of Neolithic pottery and other artefact unearthed in Switzerland Sandstein
Colorful ceramics at National Ceramics Fair, Cucuteni 5000, in Iasi, Romania. July 2011. Joshua Iancu
Some of the detailed work of ceramic artist Chic Lotz. Courtesy of Chic Lotz
This is an example of potter Liz Russell's creative designs with the seascape theme. Courtesy of Liz Russell and R Honey Pots
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