SOMERVILLE – Raku, a 12th-century pottery-firing technique, may trace its origins to creating the wares for Japanese tea ceremonies, but you certainly don’t need to hop on a plane to try it yourself.

Thrift store shelves often hide overlooked treasures. Knowing what details to notice can turn an ordinary pottery find into something far more special.

Before kilns and glazes, pottery makers burnished their clay creations, creating distinctive work. In fact, the famous glossy black pots Pueblo potters design are still burnished and fired in outdoor ...

The moment when something breaks is always dramatic, but rarely does that sense of drama remain when a broken object is repaired. The sculptures of Dutch artist Patrick Bergsma, “exploded” porcelain ...

Authentic Quapaw pottery produced using traditional methods by a Yellville artisan was moved into Saracen Casino this week as another facet of the focus the casino has placed on Quapaw culture. The ...

In Mexico, handcrafts and folk art have shaped society for centuries. Often referred to as artesanía—a blend of indigenous and European designs—the country’s rich history of artisanal techniques has ...

"The head is more than the center of the brain and thought; it is the place where the soul lives and must be protected," the artist says.

Betty Woodman, a sculptor who took an audacious turn when she began to transform traditional pottery, her usual medium, into innovative multimedia art, moving her work from kitchen cupboard shelves to ...

Under the self-employment and livelihood initiatives driven by the double-engine government at the Centre and in Uttar ...