EUROPEAN POTTERY AND CERAMICS - SWALMEN


THE INTERNATIONAL POTTERS' MARKET - SWALMEN
Some 100 professional Potters from Europe, display their work at this market. Domestic-ware, Sculptures, Contemporary Ceramics, Ceramic Jewelry, even musical Ceramic instruments are being exhibited and sold. Both days pottery masters will demonstrate and exchange information on their current work held during afternoon Workshops.

It is a wonderfully well organized market, usually sunny weather over this weekend. Great Potters, so not to be missed.

This market is being held every second year during the Whitsunday.
Swalmen is a small town in the province of Limburg in southern part of the Netherlands.

Here are some of my pictures of this market, taken over the years. Enjoy!

JOOP CROMPVOETS




STEFAN BANG



IRIS SCHONE


CARLA TEER

Alistair Danhieux


NIEK HOOGLAND
PETRA BITTL

RICHARD DEWAR



JOOP CROMPVOETS


MARIA MEYER - UTE MATSCHKE
LET DE KOK

BIBI KRIEK
JEAN-PAUL LANDREAU
ELKE EDER-EICH

CONNIE POLS

EVA ROUCKA

SYLVIE PIAUD





PIM VAN HUISSELING
TINEKE VAN GILS
CHARLOTTE AND SIGERD BOHMER







Footnote:
The pictorial reviews of the various Potters' markets I visited - in this case in Swalmen.
It attracts thousands of visitors over this weekend.

This market is highly organized, run by mostly volunteers. Inexpensive entrance fee and plenty of well organised parking which is free. Many visitors arrive by bike, for which there is a separate bay. There are B&B's and camping sites nearby. 

 Potters come from far and wide from all over Europe and need to cover their various costs in order to make this weekend happen. They work hard, very hard and we are awfully spoiled to see them all gathered and display their top quality work. Europe is wonderful in this way.





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