The pottery master

This is one of the many potters working in Avanos in Kapadokya. We stopped by his workshop for ages, watching him at his wheel. He made very simple and traditional pieces, partly in white clay giving the finished vase a beautiful marbled finish.





This one is modelled on ancient Hittite jugs to be seen in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations here in Ankara. Wwe couldn't imagine how he could possibly shape - but then having seen it it looked absurdly easy. It must have taken much skill though, to find such a minimalist approach.