Gerit Grimm was born and raised in Germany. Her exposure to the culture of the United States was gained solely through viewing American cinema. The act of joining this American lifestyle, bridging the gap between movie fantasy and everyday reality, is at the core of the explorations of her current work. For more "Nebraska Stories," […]
Fantasia in Clay | Nebraska Stories Read More »
Ken Matsuzaki is a Japanese potter working from Mashiko who enjoys an international reputation. He was apprenticed to the late Tatsuzo Shimaoka (National Living Treasure) who in turn had been apprenticed to Shoji Hamada. Matsuzki's work can be seen in some of the world's most prestigious private collections. This 45 minute film shows him throwing
Ken Matsuzaki: “Elemental” feature film about Japanese potter Read More »
San Ildefonso potters Maria and Julian Martinez helped to establish Indian pottery as an art form outside of the Pueblo world. “She always made it a point to tell me almost every day, ‘Don’t forget what you see, don’t forget what you hear, remember. One of these days what I did, what you are doing,
NMPBS ¡COLORES!: San Ildefonso potters Maria and Julian Martinez Read More »
Maria Montoya Martinez and her son, Popovi Da demonstrate how Pueblo Indian Pottery is made using traditional methods. Filmed in San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico. "Maria Martinez, noted indian pottery maker demonstrates the traditional indian ways, beginning with the spreading of sacred corn before clay is gathered. Also shown are the mixing of clay, construction
Maria Martinez: Indian Pottery of San Ildefonso (Documentary, 1972, VHS) Read More »
An exhibition of 196 sets of imperial Chinese porcelain wares dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) opened Tuesday at the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibits include the collections of the Palace Museum and some relics unearthed near Jingdezhen City which is well known as China's porcelain capital in east China's Jiangxi Province. Take
Imperial Ming Dynasty porcelain exhibition opens at Palace Museum Read More »
This is the story of the artisan families who, following a 700-year-old ancestral tradition, make the satin-black ceramic cookware we know as Tierra Negra oven-to-tableware. Part of the cultural heritage of a few remote villages in the Colombian Andes, their skills have been handed down from generation to generation. Using only basic tools and locally-sourced
Tierra Negra Ceramic Oven-to-Table Cookware – An Ancestral Tradition Read More »
In this video, Dr Ailsa Mainman gives a talk on the different types of pottery found during the Hungate excavations. From the autumn of 2006 to the end of 2011 a team from York Archaeological Trust investigated the archaeology of the Hungate area of York, as part of the regeneration of an often overlooked corner
Looking Back at Hungate – Medieval Pottery Read More »
Artist Craig Hartenberger gives talk on Nina Hole at Lacoste/Keane Gallery in Concord, MA. Website –
Special talk on Nina Hole by artist at Lacoste/Keane Gallery Read More »
Ceramic artist Randy Johnston describes his yunomi. Narrated by Craft in America Center. Pictured: Randy Johnston, Yunomi, 2020 Upon the centennial of the founding of Leach Pottery, the Craft in America Center presents an exhibition celebrating the cup as object and the impact of Bernard Leach on studio ceramics. "A Humble Legacy" is an exhibition
Ceramic Artist Randy Johnston on his Yunomi Read More »
Subscribe to France 24 now : FRANCE 24 live news stream: all the latest news 24/7 Located on the French Riviera, Vallauris is the French capital of pottery and ceramics. This tradition dates back to Antiquity. In those days, the inhabitants of Vallauris produced culinary pottery thanks to the clay deposits in the region. In
The Riviera town of Vallauris, France’s clay capital Read More »
