When biking to the train station I saw this mysterious scene - so I turned back home, got my camera and wandered around until I captured this image.
The artprint is now available in a limited edition of only five signed and numbered pieces.
#photography #art #limitededitionprint #nature
10.02.2026 07:03
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I Tried Medieval Pottery
YouTube video by V. Birchwood
I was visited by V.Birchwood for this video. You get to see the production process of a stoneware cup - from kickwheel to wood kiln. The video also contains an interview. These sessions turned out to be a good moment to reflect on trial and error.ย
youtu.be/CBuIHjVU3dY?...
05.01.2026 10:54
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Comparable facejugs are usually dated between 1470 and 1550. I wouldn't dare to date a piece more specifically without a finding context.
I understand that the experts in the show have to know a lot about a huge range of items, so these remarks are not meant as critique.
05.01.2026 10:43
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The production region of the "puntneuskruik" is Aken and Raeren. The jugs were often made with a pinched foot, but a flat base wasn't particularly uncommon.
05.01.2026 10:43
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The historian in the show doubts that the jug was found in an Amsterdam canal. I would say it's not unlikely, since many comparable pieces have been found in Amsterdam (including the one I own myself).
05.01.2026 10:42
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Yesterday this facejug was on Dutch television. I would like to add and correct a couple of things, see comment section.
You can watch the show here. The fragment with the facejug is 15:53 - 20:25
npo.nl/start/afspel...
05.01.2026 10:41
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Westerwald stoneware can be found in 17th century paintings, like the cheerful drinker by Judith Leyster. The jug is from Museum Rotterdam. In the frieze the letters: "H" and "K" (initials of the mould maker?). The jug was made in the beginning of the 17th century.
21.12.2025 07:39
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I Tried Medieval Pottery
YouTube video by V. Birchwood
I was visited by V.Birchwood for this behind the scenes video. Watch me fail at making a proper replica - a good moment to reflect on trial and error.
youtu.be/CBuIHjVU3dY?...
20.12.2025 17:37
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thank you!
16.12.2025 19:05
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beautiful glaze!
16.12.2025 14:14
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Ammersoyen Castle had a series of interesting residents. I'm working on a display with their family crests, based on armorials from the 14th and 15th centuries. The shields will be part of the new set-up in the castle museum.
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#medievalhistory #heraldry #gelderland #middeleeuwen #ammersoyen
16.12.2025 14:10
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"The Pancake Bakery" by Pieter Aertsen, 1560, oil on panel, Boijmans van Beuningen Museum
16.12.2025 10:28
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Pancake time!
16.12.2025 10:26
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I've been buying medieval replicas again... I can't resist!
This time a Trivet made by Kloosterhuis ( www.smederijkloosterhuis.nl ) and a frying pan made by @atelierable.bsky.social
I guess this means I have to record a video of me making pancakes on an open fire one of these weeks :)
15.12.2025 18:49
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Would a medieval fire cover have looked like this after one year of use?
This replica by #atelierable was used by @fakehistoryhunter.net , protecting her home against sparks and preventing her cats from lying down in the hot ashes.
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#medievalpottery #pottery #history #experimentalarchaeology
04.12.2025 10:15
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Some new things I recently made - mostly painted majolica and redware. These are replicas of both medieval and early modern pieces. Do you want to know something about a specific piece? Let me know in the comments!
#pottery #majolica #handmade #pottenbakker #aardewerk #uilenbeker #owlbeaker
03.12.2025 11:04
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The straw I use for shipping pottery is, to some, more welcome than the pottery itself :)
03.12.2025 09:16
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Got a new medieval replica mug from my potter atelierable.nl.
Yay, I can get properly drunk again!
01.12.2025 19:13
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I asked Atelier Able to make me another replica, this time a very special unique little thingy based on something that was found just a few months ago!!
atelierable.nl
Music: Jan Valta
Footage: SWR
01.12.2025 20:19
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gaaf ontwerp!
12.11.2025 16:34
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I had a lot of fun at Lynn Museum today presenting Tudor music and dance to the fab 'regular' Home Educators' group!
We listened, sang and danced: one of my favourite sessions. ๐
www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com
12.11.2025 15:12
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Thank you :) They are in the kiln right now. Always exciting!
12.11.2025 09:27
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Such a kind comment! Thank you very much :)
11.11.2025 11:24
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One day before firing... tomorrow is a hot day for these cups, jugs, bowls, whorls and dishes.
Most of them are replicas made after Roman, late medieval and early modern pottery.
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#pottery #pottenbakker #ceramics #craft
11.11.2025 11:14
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A picture of a young man in suit, steering a car while the water is reaching up to his chin. He is looking rather unimpressed with the situation.
Around the year 2000 26% of Dutch people are living below sea level.
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The picture is part of a series entitled "Normal". I made it in 2020. My good friend Kasper posed in the cold water as businessman.
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#ThrowbackThursday #photography #sealevelrise #climatechange #contemporaryart #flood
12.06.2025 11:13
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four pieces of pottery: a redware pitcher, a cauldron and a bowl with green glaze on the inside and a large green cauldron.
A large group of archeological pottery and glass with many colors and different shapes. Some pieces are broken of glued together.
Some pottery I made for Caesar's Ford Theatre in the US. It's now traveling over the Atlantic Ocean. To the right you can see the 17th century pieces that were used for reference.
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#pottery #archeology #history #props #keramiek #pottenbakker #handmade
10.06.2025 13:58
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I very much need to go there, even if it's just to say hello to the jug that I based this one on, and also to a stag shaped aquamanile. I love creature shaped pottery ๐
09.06.2025 19:03
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A yellow plate with a scratched drawing of a beaver in the middle, floating in the middle of a floral pattern of curling leaves.
A plate that I recently designed and made for my girlfriend.
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#pottery #craft #art #design #kunst #beaver
09.06.2025 12:36
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A wide pitcher glazed in many colors, with the face of a boy sculpted on the belly. He's got yellow hair and a bit of a panicky look on his face.
The same pitcher seen from the side
The Louvre is a kind of majolica heaven! I visited the museum on Friday and saw this extraordinary pitcher. Dating: 1480. Made in Faenza, Italy.
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#ceramics #pottery #renaissance #louvre #paris #art #decorativeart #faenza #majolica #kunst
09.06.2025 12:17
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