Beautiful Chinese Porcelain in Dutch Still Lifes
Chinese culture has always been an object of European fascination – in art history, we see it in paintings, ornaments, architecture, fashion, and...
Nicole Ganbold 26 November 2024
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The Artistic Totality of Portuguese Azulejos
Azulejos are a major part of Portuguese history and cultural heritage. These hand-crafted tiles have created such a dynamic presence over the...
Marga Patterson 9 September 2024
Born of Fire: Ancient Roman Glass
Ancient Roman glass objects were functional and decorative beauties. Roman glass artisans experimented with glass-making techniques and applied...
Marga Patterson 2 August 2024
Ancient Greek Pottery: 4 Ways To Decipher Non-Greeks from Greeks
There is a plethora of Ancient Greek pottery pieces to dive into when discussing Ancient Greece and Ancient Greek citizens. Similarly, there is a lot...
Rachel Witte 25 July 2023
Travel Around the World Through Tile Designs
Traditional Tile Designs of the World, the result of a UK design wholesaler’s marketing efforts, presents a colorful display of tile designs...
Alexandra Kiely 9 November 2022
Teapots and Dresses in the Service of the Russian Revolution
Over 100 years have passed since the October Revolution but this remarkable event still fascinates not only historians dealing with politics and...
Piotr Policht 26 January 2022
The Ephemeral Magic of Raw Clay: Artist Interview with Phoebe Cummings
Phoebe Cummings (b.1981) is a British sculptress-ceramics artist working primarily with unfired, living clay in its raw state. She creates time-based...
Marga Patterson 15 January 2021
Stepping into the South of France with Picasso at BASTIAN
BASTIAN’s exhibition Atelier Picasso in London (3rd September – 31st October 2020) evokes the mood and heat of Picasso’s later years in...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 7 October 2020
Interview: Soumya Netrabile, A Contemporary Abstract Painter
Soumya Netrabile (b. 1966) is a contemporary abstract painter and ceramist based in the Chicago area of the United States. Her paintings are a fusion...
Marga Patterson 25 August 2020
