Alie Ward

It is our anniversary.

So I checked on the traditional gift guide for an eighth anniversary and...

It's pottery, folks.

Finally, also, you can enjoy our fifth anniversary episode on wood, which we did about reclaimed lumber.

Loved it.

But ceramology, it comes from the Greek, ceramos, for pottery, which was easy.

Not only is this an anniversary episode, but it's also a twofer because we got two guests, and they're both equally the best.

It's a parent-child duo of accomplished ceramic artists.

Plus, there is another sibling who helps run the business, and there's Jess in the studio, although they're not on this interview.

But many of you are freaking out, freaking out, wigging, just seeing their names in the title.

But if you don't know their work, they run the studio Potted History, as well as its educational and very cool YouTube channel.

And for decades, they've been making museum-quality replicas of these ancient ceramics,

for institutions and museums and heritage sites and private collectors and TV.

And on top of that, they are very pro-accessibility, and they've run workshops on ancient craftsmanship for universities and laypeople alike, and they give advice for research projects.

They are so into the craft and the history of pottery, there was no one else I would have rather sat down with via a video chat from Northumberland, England.

Love them.

And before we get to it, just a quick thanks to all the potters and the non-potters via patreon.com slash ologies who submitted questions for this episode.

Thanks to everyone in Ologies Merch from ologiesmerch.com.

Thank you to the folks who help out the show now going into its ninth year, which is the longest I've ever held a job, by leaving reviews, which help the show so much.

I read all of them, including this recent one from Dr. Tess West, who wrote...