On my recent visit to S. Korea I was able to connect with Moon Byeong Sik, a porcelain potter I had met a few years back. This was my first visit to his studio and he was gracious enough to offer me a wheel and some clay and we both threw pots and compared techniques. While neither of us speak too much of each others language, we were able to use the clay as a prop for conversation.
This video is part of a series realised by students from the Indiana State University International service learning: they are working with BCHAP community partners in a program of supervised community service and contributing to the Living Among Monuments Oral History project, culminating in a community evening at the Black Friary site on May 26th, 2016.
In this episode, Allison Crick introduces us to the pottery of Medieval Trim
Pictures courtesy of Ordnance Survey Ireland, Richard Johnston, Clare McCutcheon & Rosanne Meenan.
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