African pottery has always been an integral part of the continent's cultural heritage, serving both functional and artistic ...

In this video, I demonstrate the process of making pottery using only primitive tools and materials. This includes an in-depth look at the techniques involved and the natural resources utilized in ...

Smoke billows out of the 55-gallon steel drum on the patio of Jed Cossonay’s Chandler home. With a pair of metal tongs, he pulls a small copper-colored pot out of the makeshift kiln and places it in ...

(SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) POTTERY CRAFTSWOMAN, DHAHBIA SIIDANI, SAYING: "We search for this mud, we then bring it and put it in water until it swells. We then soften it by pressing it with our legs, and ...

Thirteen Johns Hopkins undergraduates divide themselves into four groups and huddle over tables at Baltimore Clayworks, the ceramic arts studio in Mount Washington. Every group is trying to paint ...

In this video, we explore the ancient craft of primitive pottery, demonstrating techniques to create functional pottery using ...

A small village in Serbia has been making pottery the same way for over 400 years. Now it's been recognized as part of the world's "intangible heritage." The Savic family is one of 18 pottery-making ...

One of the most identifying features of human nature is our ability to craft tools to meet almost any need. From crude hammers and knives to written language and currency to modern lightbulbs and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Grand Rapids-based studio Pottery Lane has begun its inaugural summer of “Teen Wheel Throwing Bootcamps,” a four-day series focused on teaching pottery techniques to young ...

Tokoname, Japan >> Pottery artisan Genji Shimizu, 78, creates each piece of his kyusu (teapots) one by one in a fluid motion that wastes no energy. The development of his skills over the past 60 years ...

Tiny traces of food left in ancient clay pots can now be used to date archaeological objects thanks to a novel combination of NMR spectroscopy and accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS). The new ...