I used to work at the barlaston factory , its so sad to see all those talented people who used to work there gone , now only a handful left in the museum. Gary was my boss, good to see him again. I was a figure painter enameller and a gilder. So many thousands of us have lost our jobs , Its so sad to see what's happened to my home town in the potteries. But it is nice to see other people appreciate our now past skills , I wonder how much longer we will have them before they are only memorys.
I started with ceramic when I accidentally got accepted to an arts and craft school last year. As a novice, manoeuvring through the history, and also literally manoeuvring clay, I have found a deep fascination for wedgewood and the ceramic spirit of invention of that period. Im not surprised by the current development that you describe in your comment, given the way the world unfolds and revolves around economic, really sad to hear. I would really like to see the real factory floor, and the trade, as a living think.I just wanted to take my time writing this comment , perhaps knowing that there are others, even newly hatched beginners, that once again turn their gaze towards this fantastic branch of the ceramic craft. I have a background as an architect and I dare to hope (maybe even predict!) that there will be a revival of appreciation and acceptance of these crafts. lets hope at least. take care
@@Ste_Robbo hi not sure I could help that much with stories for barlaston, I worked at many factories over my time . I was a packer for a few years at barlaston. Your best putting a call out in the local paper the sentinel or ask radio stoke to put a call out, I'm sure you'd get a good response.
Thank you for sharing this very interesting and valuable demonstration of how Wedgwood porcelain is made. For more background about Josiah Wedgwood, see this video: v=MRamM6SEsrQ
Get your facts right before writing a load of rubbish. Wedgwood's Jasperware was not the body which was called Queen's Ware, that was his creamware. Jasperware wasn't developed until the 1770s. Also, there's nobody in their family called Josiah Darwin. There's Erasmus Darwin, who was Josiah Wedgwood's friend. Wedgwood's daughter, Susannah, married Erasmus Darwin's son, Robert and they had Charles Darwin. And who is this annoying loud American in this video?? If I was one of those workers, I'd make him eat the clay to shut him up.
I used to work at the barlaston factory , its so sad to see all those talented people who used to work there gone , now only a handful left in the museum. Gary was my boss, good to see him again. I was a figure painter enameller and a gilder. So many thousands of us have lost our jobs , Its so sad to see what's happened to my home town in the potteries. But it is nice to see other people appreciate our now past skills , I wonder how much longer we will have them before they are only memorys.
I started with ceramic when I accidentally got accepted to an arts and craft school last year. As a novice, manoeuvring through the history, and also literally manoeuvring clay, I have found a deep fascination for wedgewood and the ceramic spirit of invention of that period. Im not surprised by the current development that you describe in your comment, given the way the world unfolds and revolves around economic, really sad to hear. I would really like to see the real factory floor, and the trade, as a living think.I just wanted to take my time writing this comment , perhaps knowing that there are others, even newly hatched beginners, that once again turn their gaze towards this fantastic branch of the ceramic craft. I have a background as an architect and I dare to hope (maybe even predict!) that there will be a revival of appreciation and acceptance of these crafts. lets hope at least. take care
Lovely comment. I want to make a Wedgwood documentary, would you be interested in giving me information,stories etc to help out?
@@Ste_Robbo hi not sure I could help that much with stories for barlaston, I worked at many factories over my time . I was a packer for a few years at barlaston. Your best putting a call out in the local paper the sentinel or ask radio stoke to put a call out, I'm sure you'd get a good response.
So sad to hear these people are no longer there. They did beautiful work!
Love this Pottery!
Pretty darn nice
At least is not imported from other countries, is made in Britain, born and bread, well designed to the finest detailed.
Thank you for sharing this very interesting and valuable demonstration of how Wedgwood porcelain is made. For more background about Josiah Wedgwood, see this video:
v=MRamM6SEsrQ
Get your facts right before writing a load of rubbish. Wedgwood's Jasperware was not the body which was called Queen's Ware, that was his creamware. Jasperware wasn't developed until the 1770s.
Also, there's nobody in their family called Josiah Darwin. There's Erasmus Darwin, who was Josiah Wedgwood's friend. Wedgwood's daughter, Susannah, married Erasmus Darwin's son, Robert and they had Charles Darwin.
And who is this annoying loud American in this video?? If I was one of those workers, I'd make him eat the clay to shut him up.