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Comenius Project 2010/2011 Bordeaux

Explore the rich tradition of ceramics in Bordeaux, from ancient pottery techniques to modern artistic expressions. Visit museums, meet local craftsmen, and learn about the cultural significance of ceramic objects. Enhance your knowledge through observation and hands-on experiences.

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Comenius Project 2010/2011 Bordeaux

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  1. Comenius Project 2010/2011Bordeaux

  2. CERAMICSThe Bordeaux area is well known for its great wines, but with this clayey earth local people also make pottery.

  3. Learning about ceramics has allowed us to : • Go back in history • Discover modern ceramic art • Learn about crafts • Explain what we have learnt by writing in a journalistic style • Develop our knowledge by observing fine ceramics from different countries.

  4. Going back in time • The town of Saint-Emilion has an underground pottery museum. • We went back in time with a guided tour of the museum and learnt about the uses of ceramic objects in past times.

  5. Objects in the museum :water jugs, oil jars, jars for storing meat in oil, vinegar bottles, alcohol flasks...

  6. Contemporary ceramic art in the museum Artist Sophie Combres Paintings on cermaic spheres

  7. A Craftsman in the village of Sadirac • The village of Sadirac was once a village of potters. The local earth was used to make ceramic objects • Meeting and watching a potter was a moving experience. • We watched him making different objects.

  8. In Sadirac we also made some ceramic objects : jugs and cups

  9. Museum of Decorative Art BORDEAUX The museum is set in a bourgeois home dating from the 18th Century

  10. Jars for medicinal plants and tabacco Apothecary jar, Made in Bordeaux

  11. Delft ceramics in Bordeaux

  12. Porcelain from Bordeaux

  13. Monogrammed porcelain

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