Potter’s process: ‘Playing in the mud’ to make ‘beautiful things’ | An Eye for Art

I like playing in the mud. There is a whole transformative process where you take a lump of mud and turn it into a beautiful ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN

An Enslaved Man Made Thousands of Ceramic Pots. Now, a Boston Museum Has Returned Two of Them to His Descendants

In the 1850s, David Drake spent his days making large clay pots, mostly used for food storage. But as an enslaved man in ...

In landmark agreement, the MFA restores enslaved potter’s work to descendants

The agreement conferring ownership of two ceramic vessels by David Drake sets “a new standard for ethical restitution.” ...
Wall Street Journal

‘Clay as Soft Power: Shigaraki Ware in Postwar America and Japan’ Review: Making Pots, Building Bridges

The final work in the University of Michigan Museum of Art’s “Clay as Soft Power: Shigaraki Ware in Postwar America and Japan” is a rounded vessel accompanied by an irresistible invitation: The “NOT” ...
The Harvard Crimson

From Clay to Pots: The Harvard Ceramics Program

The Harvard Ceramics Program lives in the heart of Allston on Barry’s Corner. Affiliated with the Office for the Arts at Harvard, the program runs for three semesters every year, offering educational ...
BusinessMirror

Bacolod potters get upgrade with ₱2.9-M kiln from DOST

Local pottery makers in Barangay Pahanocoy, in the southern part of this city, have launched a P2.9-million kiln pottery ...