Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Museum: University of St Andrews Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 4 Intangible Prim Media 1252 Context The area where Thenman grew up and lives has been traditionally and culturally connected to ceramics for several generations. There is a strong cultural connection to ceramic objects. There's also a connection to folkmusic, as many potters in the region have also been folk musicans, which has affected the music of the area since the ceramisist have been traveling to visit and work in different studios and have learnt folk music and have spread songs. Field Worker Ulrika Jäger, Sara Olsson Economic Threats Insufficient renumeration,Increased income disparity,Arduous training Technological Threats Industrial production,Surge of new technologies,Use of modern materials Policy Threats Threatening regional planning policies Weakened Practice Aged practitioners,Diminishing youth interest,Reduced practice SDG Sustainable Cities and Communities,Responsible Consumption and Production External ID RV_CP_05 Knowledge Thorough understanding of the mechanics and nature of clay, kilns, tools, glazes, chemistry (either from learning by doing or with understanding the theory too), as well as artistic skills. Knowledge Transfer The potters usually have very long, solid and specific knowledge and skills which they've gathered from education, courses and from learning by doing and learning together. Practitioners There's nine potters in Arvika Konsthantverk today, with two living outside the region. There's been prominent men and women as practicioners. Compared to earlier potters in the area, the potters today work more individually, whereas before it was more of a team effort, but they are joint in the co-op. Function Edane, Arvika, has a long tradition as an area with a strong tradition of practicing ceramists. Arvika konsthantverkare, of which Kristine Thenman is a member, has existed for over 100 years. It's a pride of the area. Origins and change The culture of pottery making comes from the fact that there's a clay vein in the area, so the history of potters there goes back a long time. There's been families that have learnt in tradition, nowadays it's taught in Organisations Rackstadmuseet and Kyrkerud folk high school (south west of this area) where it's possible to learn pottery. Places Several artisan workshops in the area as well as old pottery studios such as the Pottery museum at Övre stortorpet. Artefacts Ceramic utensils, applied arts, (plates, bowls, mugs, etc.). Everyday objects needed in a home: bowls and dishes for food and storage, jugs for drinks, candlesticks, pots for storage, for plants. Art of decorating public spaces and the home. Economic Threats Description It's difficult for the unknowing potential customer to understand the work and knowledge behind the artisans artefacts. Since it's a matter of applied arts, it's also competing with cheaper production of similar items, also due to increased income disparity. Getting to the knowledge needed to make these types of artefacts also requiers a long training. Technological Threats Description There could be argued that these are threats due to mass production of cheaper products, as well as there might be machines that can do similar products. Still the public seem to want craft as a complement industry products. Policy Threats Description Not a regional planning question, but rather on a national level, there's a lack of politics to support the area. Weakened Practice Description The practitioners are getting older and there's a reduced practice. If there's a diminishing youth interest is harder to tell. State of the practice declining Environmental sustainability Clay is bought from other countries, and it could be made with local clay since the local material is plentiful and has high quality. The glazes can have large enviormental footprints. The kilns in the area are both wood fired and electrical. Thenman and Stuart Beck expresses in an interview that they would like to se a more sustainable production that in a natural way connects with the local tradition. Economic sustainability Difficult to make a living just being a potter. Thenman and Stuart Beck has expressed that it's also irrational to think that it would be economical to make and sell the earthenware clay artefacts that are from the area (from the work that goes into the whole process) Place The town or city Edane, Arvika, Sweden Place Description Edane is a locality in Arvika municiplaity, in region Värmland, Sweden, with about 700 inhabitants. It's situated by the northen shore of lake Värmlen and also is part of the area of the clay vein in western Värmland. In the area around Arvika and Edane, several potters have lived and worked. In the late 1800's, there's was an artist colony establised in the area, and the local Arvika konsthantverk, a co-operative for applied arts and crafters, was established. At most during that time about a dozen potery studios were running. The municipality of Arvika is to this day seen as a stonghold of culture in Värmland. Arvika is a municipality of 25 000, with about 15 inhabitants/km2. The largest employer in Edane is smaller industries. Wiki A link to a wiki entry about this item. https://culturality.museum/wiki/index.php/(Earthenware)_ceramics Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource (Earthenware) ceramics Type The nature or genre of the resource Intangible Description An account of the resource The potters of Arvika have worked almost exclusivly with earthenware clay, which red clay holds a warm tone which can be experienced as connected to a rustic, comforting and "earthen" expresison. Today most buy their clay from retailers, but there's also been projects relating to rediscovering the clay in the landscape, of which this region is rich, and to "explore the conditions for producing utility and art ceramics of good technical quality from local clay", what is what the region has been good at before. Part of the project was also expreimenting with glazes that would with the clay. 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