Claude Graves in Morocco 1973

In 1973 Claude and Elaine Graves set out to find the roots of their craft and document potters still working in these ancient traditions. They have studied, worked with and documented folk potters in Spain, North Africa, Mexico, Bolivia and the Canary Islands. This research is shared with the public through the slide show "Folk Potters Around the World" which traces the Majolica pottery tradition from Africa to the New World. This photo was taken in Safi, Morocco in 1973 and shows Claude Graves at the wheel learning how to make fluted lips on a bowl. Safi is a coastal town famous for the "hill of the potters" with its conglomeration of ancient kilns and pottery shops that produce ware that is shipped all around the country.