Ancient Greek Pottery

Greek Pottery services include: Workshops, Demonstrations, Replicas, Reconstructions, Interpretation and Heritage Consultation.

I have been involved in the creation of interactive video presentations, recreating the life of a Greek Potter in the Keramikos of Athens, for Leeds Museum and I have presented Greek pottery demonstrations for South Shields Museum. This work involved the creation of props and a handling collection including replicas of bell kraters, amphorae, Oinochoe, Aryballos, lekythos and a rams head rhyton. The construction of a stick wheel for use on set. These videos have been produced by Centre Screen Productions and the set was by Vanessa Hawkins Design.

The celebrity potters of ancient greece are the first to sign their names to their pots and therefore the first time we can attribute a piece of work to an individual. The fine quality of the red and black figured pots shows that; not only had the skills of the potters developed but the equipment they were using had also advanced quite considerably. Their ability to control the temperature and atmosphere of their kiln firings, without the aid of temperature gauges is quite remarkable. The colours that they achieved depended on alternating oxidising and reducing atmospheres at specific points in the process.