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, 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...

Sunday, 14 February 2016

Roman Samian Ware or Terra Sigillata Pottery Workshop

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Just had a great weekend running a Roman Samian Ware or Terra Sigillata workshop here in my Rothbury studio, and if you like the sound of...

Thursday, 22 April 2010

Workshop Nearly Ready

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The workshop is ready to go and there are many workshops planned for the future. I don't suppose that a collection lof different types ...

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Samian at Last

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I have finally managed to find the time to fire the batch of Samian Ware that I made over a month ago! Much to the relief of some of my cust...

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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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