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A collective blog for students and teachers at Tel Hai Pottery School,Israel

Location: Safed, Galillee, Israel

Born in St.Alban's,Hertfordshire,U.K. Grew up in Welwyn Gdn. City,B.A.[Psychology] & P.G.C.E. Sussex University 1972. Worked for 2 years as class teacher in Fakenham,deepest East Anglia,where the kids called bees 'hodmedods'. Apprenticed to Robin Welch,potter of renown,learned jigger-and-jolley production pottery for a couple of years [my formal training],arrived in Israel 1977 on my way to Japan ,decided to stay,learned in yeshiva/worked with Jerusalem potters/met and married Helen/moved to Safed 1980 in search of cheap house/studio.Moved from electric kiln/rented studio to current studio [upper floor of house]and gas kiln 1984.I work alone [with occasional apprentices] making functional table- and kitchen-ware and Jewish functional ware in stoneware and porcelain,fire around 25 kilns a year,sell to a mixture of locals and tourists,teach at Tel Hai Pottery School,make wine and listen to music.

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Tuesday, January 17, 2006

Earthenware mugs-Shelly,third year

Chanukiot

Clay lettering

Earthenware sculpture-bisced

Slipped and carved beakers

Detail of carved bowl-stoneware

Earthenware mugs,engobes,sgraffito,clear glaze (first year)

Couple of Cups (Rivka,first year)

Here we go

As promised on my blog some pictures of students' work taken at Tel Hai this morning.I can't remember which pieces belong to whom- maybe you guys will post your names.This is Rivka's Chanukiah-a triumph of Hope over Gravity.

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