The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ceramics/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 19:42:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png ceramics | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/ceramics/ 32 32 With her son held hostage in Gaza, one mother turns to pottery to publicize his plight https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-her-son-held-hostage-in-gaza-one-mother-turns-to-pottery-to-publicize-his-plight/ Sun, 29 Dec 2024 09:11:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3447271 Making mugs, bowls and teapots helps artist Idit Ohel keep an even keel amid the ongoing captivity of her son Alon Ohel, kidnapped from the Supernova music festival on Oct. 7

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]]> Rare, intact 1,500-year-old ceramic lantern discovered in Galilee https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-intact-1500-year-old-ceramic-lantern-discovered-in-galilee/ Sun, 22 Dec 2024 14:34:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3444626 Small clay lantern uncovered in Tzippori National Park dated to the 4th-6th centuries CE, was likely used by flourishing Jewish community there, archaeologists say

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]]> This food stylist sets the table according to her clients’ personalities https://www.timesofisrael.com/this-food-stylist-sets-the-table-according-to-her-clients-personalities/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 11:46:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3089799 Working with artisans to create ceramics and table linens for clients, Nurit Kariv launched Nu, her own home brand

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]]> Contemporary ceramics on display in archaeological setting https://www.timesofisrael.com/contemporary-ceramics-on-display-in-archaeological-setting/ Thu, 13 Oct 2022 05:04:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2851555 'Arteology,' Nicole Kornberg-Jacobovici's solo exhibition of earthenware, stoneware and clay pieces, is up at the Jerusalem Archaeological Park

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]]> Pinched by pandemic, Israeli artists paint new paths onto Instagram walls https://www.timesofisrael.com/pinched-by-pandemic-artists-paint-new-paths-onto-instagram-walls/ Sun, 17 Jan 2021 10:19:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2465625 Photo-sharing platform has helped several members of the creative community find new paths, or new clients, after work dried up due to health crisis

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]]> Jerusalem museum showcases Armenian artists who reimagined ceramics for the city https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-museum-showcases-armenian-artists-who-reimagined-ceramics-for-the-city/ Sat, 08 Feb 2020 05:44:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2235366 Artisan David Ohannessian and a British sponsor changed the face of the capital in the 1920s; his work is on display in the Rockefeller Archeological Museum... and on city streets

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]]> In 1918, the art of an Armenian genocide survivor changed Jerusalem forever https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-1918-the-art-of-an-armenian-genocide-survivor-changed-jerusalem-forever/ Sat, 16 Nov 2019 07:27:53 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2177765 Written by David Ohannessian's granddaughter, 'Feast of Ashes' tells how a top craftsman fled with his family to the Holy City, where his tilework is now a defining characteristic

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]]> For these two artists, the medium is part of the message https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-these-two-artists-the-medium-is-part-of-the-message/ Mon, 28 Jan 2019 07:47:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2004134 Mimi Ziv and Moriah Edar Plaksin share their works in Holon, one with a collection of personal illustrations, the other with handmade porcelain pieces portraying model Bar Refaeli

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]]> Keeping it light, a small-town ceramacist finds a hefty following https://www.timesofisrael.com/keeping-it-light-a-small-town-ceramacist-finds-a-hefty-following/ Wed, 29 Mar 2017 16:06:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1583821 Working out of a home studio, Yaara Nir Kachlon makes US inroads with unique, eggshell tableware that is as functional as it gets

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]]> Ceramics shine light on ancient Greece, but collection’s cloudy history lurks https://www.timesofisrael.com/ceramics-shine-light-on-ancient-greece-but-collections-dark-history-lurks/ Thu, 26 Jan 2017 09:54:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1547189 Rare kraters and amphorae in Borowski collection go on display at Bible Lands Museum, though some ask how items made it to Jerusalem

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]]> From Hebron hovel to airport kiosk, on the trail of Holy Land ceramics https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-hebron-hovel-to-airport-kiosk-on-the-trail-of-holy-land-ceramics/ Tue, 03 Jan 2017 08:29:59 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1519249 Tourists flock to Jerusalem and Jaffa to purchase this ornate flowery pottery -- made in Palestinian workshops in the West Bank

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]]> How tiny Japanese sculptures prompted a quest into Jewish roots — and Nazi looting https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-tiny-japanese-sculptures-prompted-a-quest-into-jewish-roots-and-nazi-looting/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 14:01:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1503334 On emotional first visit to Israel, Edmund de Waal, heir to the mighty Ephrussi banking dynasty wiped out by Nazis, says his bestselling 'The Hare with Amber Eyes' is his proactive means of restitution

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