Archive for May, 2009

Animal figurines and the Easter bunny

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

One of the earliest forms of art work excavated during archaeological digs, besides clay pots, were different figurines.  These included figurines of people, deities, as well as animal figurines.  Some of these animal figurines were created before the Sumerian civilization of Mesopotamia, dating as far back as the Neolithic period in human history! (Approximately 10,000 [...]

Stoneware vs Pottery for Polish Pottery

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Polish pottery’s popularity has grown in the 2000’s.  Advertising has increased as well, introducing some of us to unfamiliar terms.  Among the confusion, pottery and stoneware lead the pact.  Many people wonder is pottery the same as stoneware?  Is it just a different word with the same meaning?  Is one more descriptive than the other?  [...]

Polish Pottery in my kitchen

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Polish pottery blog has begun! What would you like to know about Polish Pottery? Let us know and I’ll write a post about it. We import from Boleslawiec Poland and are very familiar with the Polish pottery business.