by Bodil Sörensen
Since two years ago a lot has happened on the small plot opposite Farmers Market on the way to Sandy’s Creations. That’s when Franca Namwiinga Murru VonHandorf and Tyler VanHandorf came back from studies in Malta and opened up their pottery Afrikolor. Before that Franca’s mother Josephine had for thirteen years made clothes, curtains, bedspreads etc out of her own batik coloured fabrics and she is still making beautiful things in her workshop.
Over these two years a new kiln is brought up from South Africa and they are continuously improving the quality of the Zambian clay produced on their premises.
Amongst their staff they have some of Zambia’s most talented potters. They are also experimenting with colours, glazes and fireings to make new textures and designs. In June their second workshop will open up on Leopard’s Hill road close to the American International School.
You can already now take your kids and yourself to pottery classes and that will also be possible later on in their new workshop. They have a lot of different items for sale.
A big part of their production is orders from lodges and hotels for beautiful tiles in shapes of flowers etc for bathrooms and kitchens. If you have an idea on a specific design you want to have made they can do it for you, or take a class and do it yourself!
See some of their beautiful production on Facebook: Afrikolor Pottery
For more information, call: 0977 331164/79, or send a mail to: afrikolor@hotmail.com
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