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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Thursday, 11 May 2017

Roman Pottery Kiln and Workshops at Vindolanda

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I'm really excited about this new collaboration with Vindolanda Roman Fort near to Hadrians Wall, the first stage has been to create a r...

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Monday, 11 April 2016

Neolithic, Bronze-Age & Roman Pottery Making Classes/Workshops 2017

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You may have seen me, in Further Tales from Northumberland on ITV, teaching Robson Green to make a Roman pot. You could do far better, (sor...

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...

Friday, 26 July 2013

Replica Egyptian Canopic Jars

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A set of canopic jars with their storage chest made recently for Maidstone Museum's educational handling collection. Visit ...

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Saturday, 26 January 2013

Hebridean Bronze Age Replicas

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Just finishing work on a replica Cordoned Urn and Food Vessel for a client. Visit my website at www.pottedhistory.co.uk

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Roman Antefixa for Grosvenor Museum

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I've been making lots of replicas for museums and individuals in the past few weeks. Today I sent out three Replica Roman Antifixa (Ant...

Thursday, 31 May 2012

Potted History Public Events 2012

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It's been a hectic summer and I've been all over the country demonstrating ancient pottery techniques , here are some of the main...

Saturday, 27 November 2010

Kiln Floor in Production

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You might be forgiven for thinking that it's National Boring Photograph Day but this pic does illustrate the fact that, while we are in ...

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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

Monday, 17 May 2010

Charlie Brooker, Museums, Pots and Boredom

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Self styled Ranter Charlie Brooker, with whose words of wisdom, I have to confess, I usually concur, was heard on the Jeremy Vine show, on F...

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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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