Attic Black Blog

This December blog traces the cultural thread linking Greek mythological beings like Pan, satyrs and silenoi with the Roman Saturnalia and the Greek folklore of the Twelve Days of Christmas. It highlights how winter’s liminality, ritual inversion and playful disorder persist from antiquity to the καλικάντζαροι tradition. The ATTIC BLACK Winter Creatures Collection draws on this continuum through satyr-decorated kantharoi, creature-lamps and festive figurines inspired by ancient winter imagery.

This November, we wish to bring to light a delicate and deeply human theme — that of patients, suffering, and healing.We believe that one small masterpiece of Attic pottery offers a glimpse into the timeless bond between those who suffer and...

Celebrate the season of harvest and wine-making. From the ancient Oschophoria festival to today’s Attica wine fairs, October carries the spirit of Dionysus—god of wine, festivity, and transformation.

This September, as we return to our routines and fresh resolutions, we look back to the inspiring visit of Nkosi Nesmith-Nelson — a recent UCLA Arts graduate and Student Volunteer at the American School’s Agora Excavations. At ATTIC BLACK, he created a series of ceramic tablets with modern, realistic designs, showing how ancient craft can become a canvas for contemporary expression and reminding us that true talent finds its voice in any medium.

Lazy Days and Lighter Work: Summer Rhythms at the Workshop. Even Roman emperors found it hard to take a proper break. This August, we’re giving the wheel a rest—our workshop will be closed from August 9–24, with lighter operations before and after.

Between January and June 2025, our team reproduced the name-piece of the Berlin Painter: a red-figure amphora showing Hermes and a satyr, now in the Antikensammlung, Berlin. Commissioned by a dedicated U.S. client, the project became more than a technical challenge —.......