My Love of Pottery
As an archaeological ceramic specialist I learned a lot of theory about technology, fabric and decoration, but I did not fully comprehend the skill required, until I took a turn at making pottery. I hope to continue to develop my skills.
Here are some pieces I adore, some from my collection, and a few made by me.
crackle glazed lotus vase, Bat Trang, Vietnam (2024)
Bowl, Egypt, Fatimid period (11th c AD), ceramic, metallic lustre - dish decorated with a running hare with a leaf in its mouth - Cairo Airport Museum (2023)
Anthropomorphic juglet, Archaeological Museum of Patras, Greece (2014)
“Potters, if you give me a reward, I will sing for you. Come, then, Athena [goddess of pottery], with hand upraised over the kiln. Let the pots and all the dishes turn out well and be well fired: let them fetch good prices and be sold in plenty in the market. Grant that the potters may get great gain and grant me so to sing to them. ”
K Floreal Pottery, Wolf pot (2024)
Delicate teapot with bamboo motif, purchased in Bat Trang, Vietnam (2024)
Vietnamese coffee set with puffer fish motif, Hoi An, VN (2024)
Buddha Stones Colorful Koi Kung Fu Tea Cup
Large Shore Bird - by Bob Acton (2024)
Kaa basket (DD, 2024)
bee coin pendants (DD, 2009)
[1] Homer's Epigrams Fragment 14 (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or C7th B.C.) from https://www.theoi.com/Georgikos/DaimonesKeramikoi.html Aug 12, 2025.