The Sliptrails exhibition was the basis of a timeline on slipware ceramics used in the web World History Project directed by Bamber Gascoigne. The Archive has been used as a pilot for developing the Mapping Wales project to put archival collections on line. >>>
Gendered Vessels
Gendered Vessels: Women and Ceramics by Moira Vincentelli The Biographies have been prepared by Anna Hale, Elizabeth McDermott and Moira Vincentelli. Women and Ceramics - Introduction In many pre-industrialised societies pottery is a predominantly female activity and hence it seems likely that much of the earliest pottery was made by women. To this day in most of Africa, among Native… Read More
Hands That Do Dishes
Hands That Do Dishes - Women Potter's Speak Throughout the exhibition the makers' own words have been quoted to provide some insight into their ideas and motivations. The quotes are from the following potters: Christine Boswijk 1993 [ biography ] 'A vessel is the enduring symbol which is expressed as the vehicle for carrying all life and thought.' '(My work… Read More