The Centuries-Old French Tradition of Making Pots With Clay, Rope, and Wood

The Centuries-Old French Tradition of Making Pots With Clay, Rope, and Wood
"The French Potter," Yannick Fourbet, with a selection of his horticultural pots at his home on the "Domaine Rewa" vineyard on New Zealand's South Island. Rachael McKenna
Lorraine Ferrier
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The photographs show an almost quintessential French landscape, where a vast expanse of green grass disappears into a distant mountain range. In the foreground, rows and rows of grapevines are all neatly covered in an ocean of white netting. There are even olive trees and what appears to be a traditional French country house, its brown-gray stone softened by roses, lavender, and bay trees, some of which are in pots.
The traditional use for these Biot pots was to store grain. The teardrop design protects the grain from vermin. (Rachael McKenna)
The traditional use for these Biot pots was to store grain. The teardrop design protects the grain from vermin. Rachael McKenna
Lorraine Ferrier
Lorraine Ferrier
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Lorraine Ferrier writes about fine arts and craftsmanship for The Epoch Times. She focuses on artists and artisans, primarily in North America and Europe, who imbue their works with beauty and traditional values. She's especially interested in giving a voice to the rare and lesser-known arts and crafts, in the hope that we can preserve our traditional art heritage. She lives and writes in a London suburb, in England.
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