Ceramics are where art meets function - one of our oldest and most fundamental art forms, that sits at the centre of our homes. The first film in this three-part series looks at a history of domestic ...

When we wander through the thrift store or peruse the shelves of an estate sale, we're not just poised to take home new decor. We are adopting a piece of history and taking up the baton to continue ...

STEVE EMBER: I'm Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And I'm Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. you might see two cowboy boots.

"Just as a single pot starts with a lump of clay, the study of a piece's history must start with an understanding of its raw materials. This principle is the foundation of Pottery Analysis, the ...

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A style of pottery made for centuries in a small Romanian town has recently become a hot commodity. Maria Stefanescu, a potter in Horezu, Romania, decorating a ceramic piece at her home studio.Credit.

Ceramics are one of the oldest and most-fundamental art forms around. Ceramics are used for everything from eating and drinking to celebrating birth, marriage or even death. Many people believe that ...