At World Folk Art, find pottery from around the world, including modern and post-modern ceramic vases from Japan, Mexico and Peru, whimsical table candelabra from Mexico, unique teapots from China, and soapstone works from Kenya.
The potter creates works which are not only characteristic of a region, but of a specific town. They bring to their work the collective experiences early potters before them while still imprinting their unique mark on each piece. The common accents identify a …
At World Folk Art, find pottery from around the world, including modern and post-modern ceramic vases from Japan, Mexico and Peru, whimsical table candelabra from Mexico, unique teapots from China, and soapstone works from Kenya.
The potter creates works which are not only characteristic of a region, but of a specific town. They bring to their work the collective experiences early potters before them while still imprinting their unique mark on each piece. The common accents identify a potter's product with its province, heralding the community from which it came. Many potters also work in other occupations, but the pottery is what has earned these towns international recognition. The potters' workshops are the important part of each community's fiestas. The potter's entire family usually participates in the beginning stages of the craft, starting with harvesting the raw material, sifting it, dampening and kneading the mud into clay.
