I take a great delight in the idea that I'm part of a potting tradition that stretches back thousands of years and try to make and fire the pots in ways that the original makers would recognise. I take even greater delight in the idea that the pots will be owned and used by someone who truly appreciates their heritage, and will use them as they were intended.
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.
Sunday 20 November 2011
Replicas as Christmas Gifts
Over the
past few weeks I’ve been wor king on a number of different replicas including Neolithic Carinated
Bowls & Unstan Bowls, Bronze Age Beakers, Iron-Age Decor ated Bowls & Roman Hunt Cups and
these are now on display in Crown Studio Gallery, Bridge Street, Rothbury. So if you need a special gift for the Archaeologist, Histor ian, Antiquarian or Re-enactor in your life, or even for yourself, I may be able to
help. Whatever festival you’re
celebrating, be it Christmas, The Pagan Solstice, The Saturnalia, Dies Natalis
Solis Invicti (The Birth of the Invincible Sun, Mithras), or any other mid Winter Festival, I
should have something that will suit. If you can't get to Rothbury just ask and I can post items to you.
Visit my website at www.pottedhistory.co.uk
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Unstan Bowl
Saturday 5 November 2011
Roman Hunt Cups
I've been turning and finishing the Hunt Cups today and now they're in my workshop drying.
Visit my website at www.pottedhistory.co.uk
Thursday 3 November 2011
I'm working on stock for my trip to TORM (The Original Re-enactors' Market) next week, so today I've been making Roman barbotine decorated, colour coated, hunt cups. This involves building up the relief decoration using very thick slip. For absolute authenticity I'm using a cows horn and goose quill slip trailer!
Visit my website at www.pottedhistory.co.uk
Visit my website at www.pottedhistory.co.uk
Labels:
archaeology,
ceramics,
Pottery,
Roman,
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