The Almerian village of Sorbas has a pottery tradition. In the 11th century, it was known as the ‘clay pot’ due to the amount of clay that could be found in the area and that was used to make cookware. Potter José Miguel García grew up in this environment. He is the fourth generation of a […]
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Baldomero García, artisan mastership to mould the future of pottery
He grew up surrounded by potter’s wheels, vessels and mud; and when he was only five years old, he began to play with what would become his profession and his passion, pottery. Baldomero García is part of the seventh generation of a potter family from Níjar, Almería. He claims that he is sad because there […]