Poterie bel aIr

We took a trip to see GeGe at ‘Poterie Bel Air’ this week. It was a very cloudy day, but the view from her studio at the back of a small Burgundian village called Bouix was simply striking. You can see for miles, and it felt like you could reach out and touch the expanse of clouds, just like you were standing in a painting.

GeGe showed us where she worked, she is currently making a commission of jugs, so there were jugs everywhere. She is able to complete the whole process on site, as she has a kiln out in the back of one of the barns. It was really interesting listening to her speak passionately about her craft and how she achieves different colours on the clays by burning different materials like lavender for instance, and how she sits for nine hours with her kiln, tending the fire all the while.

We then went into her little shop, where her beautiful pottery is uniquely displayed on old iron implements such as a bottle dryer, and old horse drawn plough.

We will definitely be going back as I’d like to buy some little coffee mugs.