No 20217
Craftsmen
Craftsmen Latvia, Latgale, Rēzeknes novads

The potter Aivars Uspelis and the painter Vesma Uspele

Specializations

Type Description
Agri Heritage
Agri Heritage

Visitors can watch traditional pottery processes and look at a collection of ancient irons and farm equipment that have been collected from the nearby territory.

Programme:

• Demonstration of making a clay pot on the potter’s wheel.

• Explanation of the firing pit and the firing process.

• Seeing the collection of ceramics and paintings.

Certificates

Logo Certificate name Description
Culture and history
Latvian Heritage
10/24/2013

The attractive potter is one of four ceramics artists taking part in the so-called Pūdnīki School of pottery.  He uses information from his ancestors in his work.  Visitors to the workshop can watch Aivars producing his wares, starting with the spinning wheel and ending with the firewood-fired kiln.  The artist’s output is on display and can be purchased.  Visitors can commission artworks and try their hand at pottery themselves.  The workshop also has a collection of antique irons and farm objects that have come from the nearby area.  Vēsma Ušpele produces oil paintings and will be happy to display her artworks.

 

SIGN AWARDED FOR:  The craft of pottery