In Old Europe and Ancient Crete, women were respected for their roles in the discovery of agriculture and for inventing the arts… — Carol P. Christ Copy Share Image
That a thing made by hand, the work and thought of a single craftsman, can endure much longer than its maker, through… — Susan Vreeland Copy Share Image
For a male person bric-a-brac hunting is about as robust a business as making doll-clothes. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
If [Bernard Leach] didn't like the drawing, he'd X it out and do another one and change the form a little bit.… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
Alix [MacKenzie], on the other hand, found that her painting would translate much more readily into decoration, and she could play with… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
As we cleared the passage we found mixed with the rubble broken potsherds, jar seals, and numerous fragments of small objects; water… — Howard Carter Copy Share Image
I do remember that when we left [Bernard Leach] after two and a half years, we went home on a boat again… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
We did respect [Bernard Leach], although we also were willing to challenge ideas and at least put forth our feelings about the… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
Tedious as it may appear to some to dwell on the discovery of odds and ends that have, no doubt, been thrown… — Augustus Pitt Rivers Copy Share Image
The presence of industrial quantities of Byzantine pottery dating from the sixth century AD on the headland at Tintagel, Chinese silk in… — Bettany Hughes Copy Share Image
“In my small way I became an integral part of the pottery movement, and added fuel to the fire which consumed New… — Theresa Sjoquist Copy Share Image
Being able to do a role where you learn a new skill is just such a dream. I recently played a potter… — Phoebe Dynevor Copy Share Image
Looking back on it now, I understand why that was not possible [to express ourselves], because the pottery employed a dozen people,… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
We [me and my wife] went back to St. Paul, worked for a year - again, I guess I would have to… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
My decorating and renovation skills are nil - indeed, I once used a shower curtain from Pottery Barn as 'window dressing. — Candace Bushnell Copy Share Image
The more I have learned about wine ... the more I have realized that it weaves in with human history from its… — Hugh S. Johnson Copy Share Image
It's a bit naff, but there is something exciting about pulling a bit of pottery out of the ground that's 2,000 years old. — Mary Beard Copy Share Image
If you took a cracked pot and you cracked that cracked pot, you'd be approaching the level of cracked pottery we are… — Rachel Maddow Copy Share Image
Zen brings creativity. And remember, if you want to be one with the creator, you will have to learn some ways of… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Living with [Bernard] Leach, who thought about pottery 24 hours a day, was a fantastic experience, and we really began to get… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
I want to learn how to pick locks, swordfight, throw pottery - it's all research. It's like the curious person's version of… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Some crafts have been practiced for centuries. These crafts were created using skills passed from generation to generation, and were motivated by… — Amy Sedaris Copy Share Image
We got a great benefit from our contact with those people [Lucie Rie, Hans Coper, Richard Batram] and met people that we… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image