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Useful Resources for Ceramic Connoisseurs

Kelly Shipley11/30/202203/24/2025

If you’re passionate about ceramic art, you know how important it is to have access to quality resources that can…

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Ceramic Museum in Faenza – Faenza, Italy

Kelly Shipley10/12/202203/21/2025

The Museum of Ceramics in Faenza (MIC) is one of the leading museums dedicated to ceramic art and boasts a…

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Lotus in Ceramics: Symbolism and Inspiration

Kelly Shipley02/05/202203/24/2025

The lotus is not just a beautiful flower, but a powerful symbol that has deep meaning across cultures and traditions.…

Pottery is older than the wheel!

The oldest pottery found by archaeologists dates back to about 14,000 years B.C., while the first wheel did not appear until about 3,500 B.C. This means that humans mastered the art of working with clay and firing long before they invented the wheel!

One of the oldest ceramic artifacts is considered to be the “Venus from Dolní Vestonice” found in the Czech Republic and created about 29,000 years ago. It proves that pottery was used not only for utilitarian needs, but also for artistic and ritual purposes.

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