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Ceramics - A Fragile History 1. The Story of Clay.mp4

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Alexandra said…
Wonderful potted history of pottery in England! Thanks for posting it.
October 22, 2011 at 2:01 PM
Juan said…
I went on holiday to Greece a couple of years ago and visited a history museum on a Greek island. On display was a lot of pottery dating back thousands of years and it was not difficult to imagine our ancestors were pretty serious about their clay.

I didn't know how to make any of that stuff, so I was pretty amazed as to how they got beyond, "Ok, let's make pots so we don't have to eat off of this slab I found near the quarry."
October 22, 2011 at 3:26 PM
John Britt said…
Ceramics is the world's most fascinating hobby!
October 22, 2011 at 3:41 PM
Kiln Repair said…
To John Britt, who thinks ceramics is the most fascinating hobby... ceramics is NOT a hobby.
October 22, 2011 at 4:16 PM
John Britt said…
"If we can solve problems, it means we are not simply “the world’s most fascinating hobby,” as Robert Arneson so aptly observed. " Sherman Hall October 2011

http://ceramicartsdaily.org/ceramics-monthly/from-the-editor-october-2011/

If not a hobby...perhaps a curse...That's Ceramics the world's most fascinating Curse. Trademark by john britt 2011
October 23, 2011 at 12:10 PM
Carol Ross said…
I'm bummed out - apparently the video has been removed. I tried to see to a couple days ago with a BBC app, but I was notified that the series could only be viewed inside the UK... Sorry I missed it...
October 23, 2011 at 6:39 PM
John Britt said…
It will probably be back on on the BBC channel.
October 24, 2011 at 10:31 AM
Anonymous said…
Really good series with the final one of three being shown on UK TV tonight. All about Studio pottery and the art and craft movement, finally ;-)
October 24, 2011 at 10:44 AM
Elaine Bradley said…
If anyone finds access to the third episode of the series it'd be great to see it. Maybe even post a link somewhere that we could find it somehow - hint hint

Heraklion Museum on Crete, Greece is one of my happiest places on earth.

LOL
October 26, 2011 at 9:08 PM
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October 28, 2011 at 3:02 AM
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