Tequila Cups and Tree-Lined Streets: Pottery from Mexico City
We went to Mexico City for my birthday—me, Peter, and Dave, who'd been living there for a year and promised us things we couldn't get...
AmericasA collection of 9 posts
Oaxacan black clay, Colombian terracotta, Cuban workshop finds. New World ceramics with deep roots.
Empty Pharmacies and Ernesto: A Ceramic from Cuba
The pharmacies had no drugs. The restaurants served a quarter of their menus. And if you needed a taxi to the airport, you booked it days in advance—because the...
Mountain Craft: Pottery from the Shenandoah Valley
Not all my pottery comes from overseas. It's tempting to think handmade objects require exotic origins. But Americans shape clay too. We always have. We'd taken...