Studio pottery shines in Chennai as more working professionals turn artists

Studio pottery shines in Chennai as more working professionals turn artists

The overarching sentiment that coloured Chennai’s first-ever studio potters’ market was that of surprise. So much so, that an elderly gentleman loudly exclaimed, “I did not know there were so many pottery artists in Chennai!” while waiting for a set of tableware, neatly wrapped in newspaper, to take home. Most buyers at the two-day packed […]

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Barbie sheds her plastic | Behind Adil Writer’s clay interpretation of the fashion doll

Barbie sheds her plastic | Behind Adil Writer’s clay interpretation of the fashion doll

Adil Writer’s ‘Family Barbie’ in sodafired stoneware | Photo Credit: Courtesy Adil Writer Spain, 2016: It was a Saturday morning when local Spanish friends dragged me to the “largest flea-market of the year” in Barcelona. In a central location of the chaos, I spotted three huge mountains of dolls, specifically Barbie dolls, enough to fill […]

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The white hot clay story: Studio pottery in India is having its moment

The white hot clay story: Studio pottery in India is having its moment

At first glance, Andretta in Himachal Pradesh presents an array of familiar visuals associated with a place that borders tourist towns — steel-framed momo stalls, travel counters with colourful paper stamps to ferry you to the farthest reaches of the Himalayas, and general stores that sell everything from local soaps to souvenirs. However, this nondescript […]

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Potters’ Market returns at Auroville with more at the wheel

Potters’ Market returns at Auroville with more at the wheel

Earthenware Frog Bowl by Mirta Morigi Wood fired stoneware, low fired earthenware, reptiles on tableware, orange peel soda fired pots, local terracotta, porcelain jewellery and techniques of working with clay and glazes, the 6th edition of the International Potters’ Market scheduled to begin on January 26 at Auroville’s Visitors Centre will have it all. “It’s […]

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