20 February 2008

What's potting here?

posted by Kerry-Anne
Confession time. I have driven past this hand-painted sign more times than I care to recall (having lived in Cape Town all my life and all that), and on many of those occasions I have thought to myself, "What a curious sign... I wonder what it's all about..." But it is only now, today, that I can actually say, with some degree of confidence, "Aha! I know what Potliz is."

Potliz is in fact a ceramics studio ("pot" as in "pottery", see?), established by someone named Liz Albrecht (yes, it all makes sense now!).

The team of artists working at Potliz produce some awesome work, and now that I know that "Pot Liz" is not a woman selling herbs of dubious origin and intent, I shall make an effort to visit the studio and invest in some of their merchandise. The colours and designs are really beautiful, and the prices look pretty good too.

Apart from anything else, I think they're to be commended for making such original use of a hole in the wall. :-)

3 Comments:

Blogger Jules said...

Hi Kerry-Anne - great to catch up!! Love this sign - so clever!!!

21 February 2008 10:40  
Blogger oldmanlincoln said...

Wow. The pottery pieces I saw at their link are really nice things. And the sign you neglected for so long does make sense. Nice post.

21 February 2008 08:04  
Blogger sam said...

hey cool, I knew Liz 'back in the day' when she and I were both newish potters in Port Elizabeth in the early 80s. She lived in a stunning house built around an indoor atruim with a glass roof, and lots of tropical plants. Glad to see she has settled there and apparently still potting. I moved on to interior design and more recently painting.

19 March 2008 11:35  

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