Tag: pottery

One-Handed Potter Demonstrates His Skillful Expertise

Lost his right hand in a childhood accident, Dick Unsworth lets nothing stop him from doing what he loves. He established Ingleton Pottery, a family-run business making high-fired, hand thrown Stoneware pottery. Started in 1971, this is the longest established working Pottery in the Yorkshire Dales. (Video courtesy of Ingleton Pottery) …


Archaeologists Unearth 1,500-Year-Old Industrial Site, Wine Press, Gold Coin From Byzantine Age Near Tel Aviv

Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a Byzantine-period industrial-agricultural area, including several artifacts, thought to be 1,500 years old—far older than previously assumed. The dig, conducted by the Israel Antiquities Authority, commenced on the outskirts of Tel Aviv ahead of a new neighborhood development planned in Ramat Ha-Sharon. Among other finds, the researchers unearthed plastered installations,…


California Potter Talks Art of Survival, Survival Through Art

BEAUMONT, Calif.—Rich Lopez almost died twice before he started truly living. “The first time I tried to end my life, I was driving on the freeway. I jumped lanes into oncoming traffic. A huge semi was coming right at me. At the last second, I swerved and ended up in a ditch,” he said while…