Pottery News

• ME & MY MONEY: Great Pottery Throw Down star Keith Brymer Jones
  
  A TV presenter Brymer Jones won't name advised him to make her an offer she couldn't refuse, to get a clean break divorce, so he did.
  Daily Mail.  Sunday, 2 Oct 2022.
• Archeologists Discover Evidence of Earliest Known Opium Use
  
  At a burial site in Israel, pottery from the 14th century B.C.E. contained traces of the drug
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 22 Sep 2022.
• The Netherlands Repatriates 343 Ceramics to Panama
  
  The pre-Hispanic pottery pieces range from bowls to plates to burial vessels
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 8 Sep 2022.
• Unshattered: Shelling Doesn't Stop Pottery Factory Near Ukraine's Front Line
  
  Before the war, there were some 500 pottery factories in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slovyansk. Now, there are around 10. The owner of one, Volodymyr Kyryk, is defying both Russian shelling and calls by his own government to evacuate.
  Radio Liberty.  Monday, 5 Sep 2022.
• Street paying tribute to Josiah Heapy who was killed in the 1842 Pottery Riots is given wrong name
  
  It had been agreed one of the roads would be called Josiah Heapy Close, after a teenager who was killed by soldiers while taking part in the protests, but it was erroneously called Joseph Heapy Close.
  Daily Mail.  Wednesday, 17 Aug 2022.
• After burning out making video games, she quit and found bliss at the potter's wheel
  
  After managing grief, anxiety and depression, video game designer Ana Cho turned to pottery and woodworking to sustain her.
  Los Angeles Times.  Thursday, 14 Jul 2022.
• Briton jailed in Iraq 'asked experienced guide' if he could take pottery shards home
  
  The daughter of a retired Briton jailed in Iraq for trying to bring broken pottery home has told Sky News that his sentence of 15 years may as well be for life at his age.
  Sky News.  Tuesday, 7 Jun 2022.
• British Tourist Gets 15 Years in Iraqi Jail for Taking Shards From Archaeology Site
  
  The retired geologist said he did not know it was illegal to take the pottery shards when he picked them up from the site. The harshness of his sentence came as a surprise.
  New York Times.  Monday, 6 Jun 2022.
• Pottery Barn Launches A Chic Garden-Theme Collection With Julia Berolzheimer
  
  It's here just in time for summer.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 17 May 2022.
• Briton facing death penalty for collecting broken pottery 'did not know it broke law'
  
  A retired British geologist who faces the death penalty over accusations he tried to smuggle artefacts out of Iraq has told a court he had no idea he was breaking the law.
  Sky News.  Monday, 16 May 2022.
• 24 Of The Best Outdoor Furniture Sales Right Now, Including 20% Off At Pottery Barn
  
  It's time to get your outdoor space ready for summer. These 24 patio furniture sales will help you do so at a discount.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 11 May 2022.

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