Handmade tableware



This article talked about how factory made tableware is replacing handmade tableware.  Unlike factory made pieces, handmade tableware has an aesthetic that is more meaningful.  Homemade tableware can connect the user to the artist.  I thought this article was interesting because homemade table is being seen less and less.  I found this set of tableware and liked the colors and glazing done.  This set has great uniformity between the colors used and the shapes of each piece.

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