In the 19th century China dominated the manufacture of porcelain. Then European factories discovered a cheaper method of making pottery of equal… — Martin Sorrell Copy Share Image
Pottery was what sandal-wearing, windchime-lovers did. Art is sensitive to areas of visual culture that havent yet been colonised by the art… — Grayson Perry Copy Share Image
In the Leach Pottery we did most of our work on the wheel. [Bernard] Leach did a little work in the studio,… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
I celebrated [my 50th birthday] by throwing a big bowl on the pottery wheel, then going for a water ski at the… — Marcia Gay Harden Copy Share Image
Bernard [Leach] had acquired many [Shoji] Hamada works. Some of them, it was interesting - first of all, Hamada worked in St.… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
When I was reading books for 'Seesaw Girl,' I came across several references to the fact that in the 11th and 12th… — Linda Sue Park Copy Share Image
The interesting thing was we never talked about pottery. Bernard [Leach] talked about social issues; he talked about the world political situation,… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
I love collecting market stuff in Mexico. I have an etagere built onto the wall of my living room, which has cubicles… — Rick Bayless Copy Share Image
My love for pottery started completely by chance when a good friend of mine recommended I take a class. When I sat… — Jeremiah Brent Copy Share Image
When I do entertain, in the summer, which is rare, I receive my guests on the front porch, set up wicker trays… — Andre Leon Talley Copy Share Image
The great cry that rises from our manufacturing cities, louder than their furnace blast, is all in very deed for this, that… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
We were working from very exact models and dimensions and weights of clay to make these pots which had been designed some… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
We asked a lot of questions and we watched everyone who was working in the studio. And we had an opportunity to… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
I don't like the idea of things being off-limits to kids - like a fancy sitting room where they can't touch anything.… — Debi Mazar Copy Share Image
Friends of Bernard's [Leach] came to visit, and when we went to London, we were given introductions to people like Lucie Rie,… — Warren MacKenzie Copy Share Image
My mum was into pottery and embroidery, very artistic, and she knew some people from the college, which I think was how… — Jamie Hewlett Copy Share Image
![“In the Leach Pottery we did most of our work on the wheel. [Bernard] Leach did a little work in the studio, which was press-molded forms, plastic clay pressed into plaster forms to make small rectangular boxes and some vase forms, which he liked to make. These were molds which had been made to an…” quote by Warren MacKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a8/warren-mackenzie-4654_boxes_in-the-leach-pottery-we-did-most-of-our_447338.jpg)
![“I celebrated [my 50th birthday] by throwing a big bowl on the pottery wheel, then going for a water ski at the lake on our property in the Catskills, and that night, skinny-dipping under the stars. Just being free and joyful. And that's how I [felt] about turning 50.” quote by Marcia Gay Harden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/marcia-gay-harden-8656_50th-birthday_i-celebrated-my-50th-birthday-by-throwin_568039.jpg)
![“Bernard [Leach] had acquired many [Shoji] Hamada works. Some of them, it was interesting - first of all, Hamada worked in St. Ives for about four years before returning to Japan to start his own pottery. He had exhibitions in London, and if these exhibitions didn't sell out, the galleries were…” quote by Warren MacKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c0/warren-mackenzie-4654_exhibitions_bernard-leach-had-acquired-many-shoji-ha_2454863.jpg)
![“The interesting thing was we never talked about pottery. Bernard [Leach] talked about social issues; he talked about the world political situation, he talked about the economy, he talked about all kinds of things.” quote by Warren MacKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/028/warren-mackenzie-4654_all-kinds_the-interesting-thing-was-we-never-talke_3120313.jpg)
![“We were working from very exact models and dimensions and weights of clay to make these pots which had been designed some 10 or 12 years previous to our arriving [at Bernard's Leach studio]. And we, being, I guess you would say young, arrogant Americans, thought that we ought to be able to somehow…” quote by Warren MacKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ce/warren-mackenzie-4654_able_we-were-working-from-very-exact-models-a_2464088.jpg)
![“Friends of Bernard's [Leach] came to visit, and when we went to London, we were given introductions to people like Lucie Rie, Hans Coper, Richard Batram. All these people were, let's say, made available to us by a friendship with Leach. In addition there was a potter's group - what was it called?…” quote by Warren MacKenzie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd3/warren-mackenzie-4654_available_friends-of-bernard-s-leach-came-to-visit_2626681.jpg)
