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Handmade Pottery Fired in Rustic Brick Kilns Provides Fair Wages and Basic Needs to Hundreds
As we prepare for this Thanksgiving season, it’s particularly meaningful to us to be able to give back to those who do not have access to food, water, and education like so many of us do. You know our passion for pottery and fair wages. Well, a lot of the pottery you see at bluedango.com [...]
Leave a Comment...Decorative Handmade Pottery From Global Villages - Designs, Techniques, and Uses
Monday, June 22, 2009
It is believed that the earliest pottery wares were hand-built and fired in bonfires. Over the course of time, potters have continued to work with their hands, using similar techniques to those of the past. Today there are more elaborate designs and techniques than 500 years ago, but in many global villages pottery is still [...]
Leave a Comment...Green, green, green. St. Patty’s Day is coming and we’re thinking green.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Well, talk about a play on words. Here we are just a day away from St. Patrick’s Day, and we’re thinking about green. Actually, we’re always thinking about green, ’cause we’re socially-conscious and our fair trade home accents are designed using natural or recycled materials. And, we’re pretty proud of that, but… What makes this week [...]
Leave a Comment...Stylin’ in the New Year: Renew Your Space
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Well, we’ve already mentioned some of the more popular New Year’s resolutions found on lists this time of year, and now we’re going to take the suggestion we found in The Style Insider: Renew your space. We have to agree that this is a great curriculum for 2009. Of course, how could we not??? After all, [...]
Leave a Comment...The artisans of San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Our pottery collection features pieces that are hand-crafted by artisans in San Juan de Oriente, Nicaragua, which is a village steeped in the tradition of pottery making. The art form is a vital source of sustainable income for the artisans and their community. It is believed that the earliest pottery wares were hand-built and fired in [...]
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