Graham's Potted History

I'm a potter and experimental archaeologist, that means that I create replicas of ancient pots, make reconstructions of ancient kilns, firings, workshops etc. This blog is a journal of some of my recent work. All text and images are copyright if you wish to use them please ask.

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Monday, 5 January 2015

Childlike Exuberance

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One of the best things about running historical pottery workshops in schools, is seeing the uninhibited exuberance of the children's wo...

Tuesday, 3 June 2014

Greek Pots for Dr Michael Scott

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Having made the replicas used by Dr Michael Scott in his brilliant BBC2 TV series; "Who Were the Greeks", see my blog entry ...

Greek Pottery Workshops at Wolfson College Oxford

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Here are some photographs from my recent Greek Pottery Technology workshop at Wolfson College Oxford, in which participants not only learned...

Sunday, 7 July 2013

TV Props, Greek Bronzes Made From Clay

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Usually the replicas that I make are recognisably ceramic, and if asked, I’d always say that I’ll replicate anything as long as it’s old a...

Friday, 22 February 2013

ONE DAY, HANDS-ON, POTTERY WORKSHOPS FOR KS2 & KS3 SCHOOLS

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Teachers, if you want a w or kshop f or your class that combines a hist or y lesson, with the opportunity for every child to develop their ...

Friday, 2 July 2010

Zeus figures now available

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Working on ceramic figures of Zeus for Tyne & Wear Museums today Visit my website at www.pottedhistory.co.uk

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pottedhistory: Rothbury, Northumberland, United Kingdom; When I handle an ancient pot it’s a little like shaking hands with the original potter; a handshake across thousands of years. I can feel the impressions made by their thumbs, the pressure of their fingers pushing the wet clay into the palm of the hand to swell out the belly of the pot, the sweep of a tool to decorate the surface. All of these movements are like frozen, or possibly more correctly, fired moments in time, preserved and waiting for me to decode. When I come to emulate their actions and re-create one of these prehistoric masterpieces, I get to know the potter a little better. A conversation takes place … “Oh I see why you did that” ….”What did you use to make that mark?”.........”Now that’s clever, decorating it like that”. The conversation may seem a little one sided but the answers come back to me from the clay. Above all the act of making a piece gives me a deep sense of respect for a fellow craftsperson.

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