NEW WEDGWOOD FACTORY YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWS PRODUCTION

This morning I am amazed to have watched an excellent video just released by Pathe News produced by the Wedgwood factory years ago. In this video you will see the actual production of Jasper items as well as bone china and Queens Ware.  The story moves along quickly as you watch actual employees at their daily work.  This is a not to miss opportunity to learn quite a bit about how those items we all love are made! ENJOY  Click here for real treat!

WEDGWOOD YOUTUBE VIDEO EXCELLENT LEARNING TOOL

Over the years many have asked me how the decorative reliefs, also called ornamentation, on Wedgwood jasper products are created and applied to the body of the item.  There is no better explanation of how the reliefs are created than seeing it for yourself, so you might want to CLICK HERE to see just how it's done!  The term we normally use for the application of the reliefs is "sprigging", and you'll see that word often, "sprigged relief" is a term to describe the ornamentation on jasperware bodies,  so

here's how it's done, enjoy!  You can go here to see lots more examples of sprigged relief on jasper!

SHAKESPEARE AT 450 - CELEBRATE WITH A WEDGWOOD GIFT

April 26th will be the 450th anniversary of the baptism of William Shakespeare in Stratford upon Avon.  His exact birthdate is unknown, frequently it is celebrated on April 23rd, St. George's Day, but suffice it to say, this month is his 450th!  Why not celebrate with a little Wedgwood tray with his profile in pale blue and white jasper, or a great tankard with a Shakespeare plays theme?  You can go here to see what we have in stock. 

EXCELLENT NEW WEDGWOOD EXHIBIT IN FLORIDA

One of my all-time favorite Wedgwood Majolica pieces is his huge Swan vase.  See it in the flesh from now until 12/31/14 at the Plant Museum in Tampa, Florida.  This is a rare opportunity to see some of the finest Wedgwood examples in this hemisphere!  Our friend Anne Forschler Tarrash will be presenting there in May.  If you are going to be on the West Coast of Florida, DO NOT miss this exhibit!  Check out the website for all the latest information on the exhibit and the museum.  http://www.plantmuseum.comThe exhibit is called The Pottery of Wedgwood, a fabulous opportunity for us in the USA to see great Wedgwood.  For those elsewhere in the South, the Birmingham Museum of Art, from whom some of the objects at the Plant are on loan, houses the largest collection of Wedgwood outside England, worth the trouble to visit again and again, you never see the same things twice, because it is so difficult to take it all in!