FIRCA CERAMICS: BEHIND THE SCENES

Continuing the "meet the artist" series and  showing behind the scenes views, I wanted to feature some studio shots from Kapadokya's Firca Ceramics.

First of all, they're workshop is in Kapadokya. In Eastern Turkey. In a cave. That makes them triple cool! Kapadokya, the land of hot air balloons and caves, is already spectacular, but this workshop that we visited on the last day of our stay truly stood out.

We got to meet the artisans working on the outstanding products, and see the entire production process. We walked through several rooms, starting with throwing the pottery (and learning about the special quartz clay they use) to then seeing an artisan molding the clay on the potter's wheel. One of our tour members actually got to sit behind the potter's wheel, and attempt to continue shaping the molded pot. Within seconds of turning the wheel, the pot turned into a blobby mess. Pretty amazing how effortless the potter made the process seem seconds before!