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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Working on some clay sketches. This little #snail is yet unfired. #sculpture

Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Moving art pieces can look a bit odd. Nobody got hurt here! This is just an earthenware hermit that was part of my temporary art installation at Vorden. #art #sculpture

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Tasty experimental archeology! I came across this medieval earthenware cookie mold, featuring an image of Mary being told by the angel Gabriel that she will give birth to Jesus. I made a replica of the cooky mold an then Noor baked a few cookies. Original mold: Kunstgewerbemuseum, 15th century

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A Roman oil lamp replica I'm working on. The original to the right was found by chance in Nijmegen. I sculpted a solid "master", around which I shaped the mould. With the mould I can make a series of lamps, just the way the Romans used to make them. #experimentalarcheology #romanpottery

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Just received my article about reconstructing a medieval puzzle jug in the mailbox. There is even an English translation included in the back of the magazine. #pottery #puzzlejug #history

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Fresh #pottery handmade after #medieval and early modern originals

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The owl beaker head and body (right) were made more than 400 years ago in the Netherlands. They are in the Boijmans van Beuningen museum. I made a replica (left). #archeology #pottery #history #majolica

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Why a jug with a #bagpipe? In #medieval times the bagpipe was a symbol for debauchery: feasting, sexuality, drinking a lot. This jug is a replica of a jug that was made somewhere between 1475 and 1550. So it all makes sense. Right? . . . #bartmannjug #pottery #puntneuskruik

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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

A 1st century BCE Roman marble sculpture of four puppies asleep together, discovered in the House of the Faun in Pompeii, and now preserved at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples. 🐾💕

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

A new #art piece in progress. These are my father's and my own faces combined. A two-faced head is also seen in #Janus, the #Roman god of transitions, new beginnings and doorways. Without knowing, we use his name often in our month #January. #pottery #clay #sculpture

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Happy Easter! Three hares on a 14th century tile found at the monastry Wettingen, in Switzerland. Picture taken in castle Lenzburg. #hare #easter #medievalart #archeology

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 03/04/2026

Finding a medieval image of soap is pretty tricky, but I reckon I've found one, there on the left on that little table. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Washing a Leper, 1480-1500, winged retable, Parish Church of St. Giles, Bardejov, Slovakia.

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Bottles for feeding kids have a long history! Here's a Roman and a medieval one, alongside the replicas that I made. The very round Roman bottle was found in NL (collection RMO, Leiden). The medieval jug is dated 1350-1400 (museum Boijmans van Beuningen). #archeology #history #babybottle #pottery

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Installing a suit of #armour in the new exhibition of castle #ammersoyen . This armour was forged years ago by Smederij Kloosterhuis, with my assistance. It is based on an image of Willem van Gelre kneeling before the French king Charles VI.

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

When biking to the train station I saw this mysterious scene - so I turned back home, got my camera and wandered around until I captured this image. The artprint is now available in a limited edition of only five signed and numbered pieces. #photography #art #limitededitionprint #nature

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I was visited by V.Birchwood for this video. You get to see the production process of a stoneware cup - from kickwheel to wood kiln. The video also contains an interview. These sessions turned out to be a good moment to reflect on trial and error. youtu.be/CBuIHjVU3dY?...

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I Tried Medieval Pottery

YouTube video by V. Birchwood

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Yesterday this facejug was on Dutch television. I would like to add and correct a couple of things, see comment section. You can watch the show here. The fragment with the facejug is 15:53 - 20:25 npo.nl/start/afspel...

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Westerwald stoneware can be found in 17th century paintings, like the cheerful drinker by Judith Leyster. The jug is from Museum Rotterdam. In the frieze the letters: "H" and "K" (initials of the mould maker?). The jug was made in the beginning of the 17th century.

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

I was visited by V.Birchwood for this behind the scenes video. Watch me fail at making a proper replica - a good moment to reflect on trial and error. youtu.be/CBuIHjVU3dY?...

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I Tried Medieval Pottery

YouTube video by V. Birchwood

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Ammersoyen Castle had a series of interesting residents. I'm working on a display with their family crests, based on armorials from the 14th and 15th centuries. The shields will be part of the new set-up in the castle museum. . . . #medievalhistory #heraldry #gelderland #middeleeuwen #ammersoyen

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 15/12/2025

I've been buying medieval replicas again... I can't resist! This time a Trivet made by Kloosterhuis ( www.smederijkloosterhuis.nl ) and a frying pan made by @atelierable.bsky.social I guess this means I have to record a video of me making pancakes on an open fire one of these weeks :)

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Would a medieval fire cover have looked like this after one year of use? This replica by #atelierable was used by @fakehistoryhunter.net , protecting her home against sparks and preventing her cats from lying down in the hot ashes. . . . #medievalpottery #pottery #history #experimentalarchaeology

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Some new things I recently made - mostly painted majolica and redware. These are replicas of both medieval and early modern pieces. Do you want to know something about a specific piece? Let me know in the comments! #pottery #majolica #handmade #pottenbakker #aardewerk #uilenbeker #owlbeaker

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

The straw I use for shipping pottery is, to some, more welcome than the pottery itself :)

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 01/12/2025

Got a new medieval replica mug from my potter atelierable.nl. Yay, I can get properly drunk again!

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 01/12/2025

I asked Atelier Able to make me another replica, this time a very special unique little thingy based on something that was found just a few months ago!! atelierable.nl Music: Jan Valta Footage: SWR

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Nigel Amies MA @nigela.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

I had a lot of fun at Lynn Museum today presenting Tudor music and dance to the fab 'regular' Home Educators' group! We listened, sang and danced: one of my favourite sessions. 🙂 www.nigelamieshistoricaleducation.com

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

One day before firing... tomorrow is a hot day for these cups, jugs, bowls, whorls and dishes. Most of them are replicas made after Roman, late medieval and early modern pottery. . . . #pottery #pottenbakker #ceramics #craft

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Around the year 2000 26% of Dutch people are living below sea level. . The picture is part of a series entitled "Normal". I made it in 2020. My good friend Kasper posed in the cold water as businessman. . . . #ThrowbackThursday #photography #sealevelrise #climatechange #contemporaryart #flood

A picture of a young man in suit, steering a car while the water is reaching up to his chin. He is looking rather unimpressed with the situation.

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Some pottery I made for Caesar's Ford Theatre in the US. It's now traveling over the Atlantic Ocean. To the right you can see the 17th century pieces that were used for reference. . . . #pottery #archeology #history #props #keramiek #pottenbakker #handmade

four pieces of pottery: a redware pitcher, a cauldron and a bowl with green glaze on the inside and a large green cauldron.

A large group of archeological pottery and glass with many colors and different shapes. Some pieces are broken of glued together.

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

A plate that I recently designed and made for my girlfriend. . . . #pottery #craft #art #design #kunst #beaver

A yellow plate with a scratched drawing of a beaver in the middle, floating in the middle of a floral pattern of curling leaves.

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

The Louvre is a kind of majolica heaven! I visited the museum on Friday and saw this extraordinary pitcher. Dating: 1480. Made in Faenza, Italy. . . . #ceramics #pottery #renaissance #louvre #paris #art #decorativeart #faenza #majolica #kunst

A wide pitcher glazed in many colors, with the face of a boy sculpted on the belly. He's got yellow hair and a bit of a panicky look on his face.

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I usually don't do cartoons but this guy makes me so angry. Wilders is a nonsense populist with dangerous xenophobic ideas. Today he took a dump on the Netherlands by dropping out of the Cabinet, blaming others while he was at the steering wheel. . . . #geertwilders #wilders #cabinetschoof

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Which piece do you like best? They are still hot from the kiln. Most of them are replicas of historical originals from the 13th to the 17th century. . . . #pottery #pottenbakker #slipware #reenactment #livinghistory #history #facepot #cup #töpfer #medieval

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Some people think air pockets in pottery are dangerous, but it's really moist💧. Water expands about 1700 times when it turns into steam... you can move a train with that! So, drying your pottery is important. And: firing GENTLY. . . . #pottery #pottenbakker #handmade #art #workinprogress #craft

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

The Roman mortarium was used for grinding food. That's why the inside has a rough surface. Below: my replica. Original: Rijksmuseum van Oudheden / dating 1-300 AD / . . . #romanhistory #romans #archeology #history #pottery #ancientcraft #romeinen #archeologie #livinghistory #reenactment

Two white earthenware bowls with a rough surface on the inside

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

My painting "Nobody's Land". So much has existed far before the existence of humans. We might consider acting less like masters of our surroundings and more like travelers. . 2021, oil on panel, 40 x 30 cm. . . . #ThrowbackThursday #painting #art #schilderij #kunst #contemporaryart #artist

A late night landscape with mountains in the background. On the front plane there's a small traveler's tent lighting up like a light bulb

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

I just replaced the platform of my potter's wheel. The source: a playing card from 1455. 2nd image: my last event at #utrecht (Hanne Hansen Photography). More about my kickwheel: atelierable.nl/a-throwback-... . . . #pottery #reenactment #archeology #history #craft #pottenbakker #medievalpotter

A selfie with a happy looking straw hat dude in the woods. Behind him there's a true wonder of medieval technology: a potter's wheel that consists of a platform with a kickwheel on top.

Same dude but on a market square, using the potter's wheel in medieval attire while some people are watching

A medieval image of a female potter working with bare feet on an elegant pot in front of her on the kickwheel. There's a pile of clay in the foreground, some jugs on a shelf in the background, a red shield with a white lion to the left and the name "hefneryn" written above her head

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Which Bartmann jug is 500 years old, left or right? This dude is a true masterpiece of 16th century stoneware and I've just finished my first replica. ⬇️continue reading below⬇️ . . . #handmade #archeology #history #pottery #livinghistory #ancientcraft #pottenbakker #germanstoneware #reenactment

Two brown glazed jugs besides each other. They look very similar but the right one has a pewter lid. The jugs have a chunky body that actually looks like a body of a man wearing 16th century attire with a little cape and a smock shirt appearing from under his slashed upper garment. He's got arms closely pressed against his body and he's holding a glass and a jug. He's got a small face with a full beard, mustache and curls.

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

I'm trying out marbling techniques. The two small bowls are finished, the tall bottle is still in progress. The 17th century original in the picture was made in northern Italy. Marbled wares like these used to be shipped far and wide. . . #pottery #handmade #pottenbakker #history #archeology #bowl

Small red and yellow bowl on a grey background. The bowl is shiny and the red and yellow colors are whirling around each other, like the colors in marble stone.

A tall bottle with bulbous belly and for shallow handles along the sides. It is marbled in the same manner but the colors are white and ochre. The bottle is standing on a messy worktable with all kinds of stuff lying around.

A tall bottle like the one in the previous pictures, but this one is shiny and red-yellow. It's presented like a museum piece, which it is, on a white background. This bottle is part of the Victoria and Albert museum collection

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I just finished this dragon pot. The body and the lid are wheel thrown. All the other details are sculpted by hand. I fired the dragon in my wood kiln at 1250°C. . . . #dragon #handmade #pottery #sculpture #stoneware #ceramics #pottenbakker #draak

A lidded pot in the shape of a terracotta colored dragon on four legs. The body is round and has thick spikes on the back. The wings are folded close to the body and the legs are short. The head has two pointy horns on top, ears like those of a cow and a silly and mischievous expression.

The same pot but with the lid slightly lifted up by a hand

The same pot but seen from the side. Now the spiky tail is visible.

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Fresh from the kiln: my first try at a filigree jug! The original jug dates back to 1550-1600 and was found in a potter's waste dump in the Aulgasse in Siegburg. Collection Boijmans van Beuningen. . . . #handmadepottery #pottenbakker #siegburg #stoneware #archeology #archeologie #livinghistory

On a grey background: a cream colored jug with a round belly, small round handle and flaring neck. The belly has been cut open in an elegant rosette-shape like in gothic architecture.

Pretty much the same jug but old and a bit more slender.

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RoBat out of Hellême @rbelleme.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

@atelierable.bsky.social hey there, I was looking at 15th/16th century playing cards and ran across this image I thought you'd appreciate, from about 1450. The cards are suited by kingdom, so she is the 2 of Bohemia

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This was one of the most important sources that I used for a reconstruction

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 09/04/2025

I've bought some medieval earthenware reproductions and they're so cool! Here's a sneak preview of the tiny pipkin I got, perfect for making a one person stew or just so I have always some hot water on hand. Placed near fire or later on embers. Made by atelierable.nl

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Here's some #pottery that I will fire tomorrow! Most of the pieces are based on historical objects. There are also some of my own designs. Ask away if you want to know more about a specific piece! #middleages #pottenbakker #potter #tilemaker #art #kunst #ambacht #craft #livinghistory #reenactment

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

I made this plate with a drawing of a beech from our garden by scratching away the white top layer, revealing the brown clay underneath. Now the plate is waiting for the next firing. . . . #handmadepottery #pottery #art #decorativeart #ceramics #dutchart #kunst #design #contemporaryart #keramiek

A two-colored plate seen from above: the off white background is covered with a drawing of a large tree in brown. You only see part of the tree with the leafless branches reaching all over the surface of the plate.

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Aebele Trijsburg @atelierable.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Just finished scratching the decoration into this plate. Next phase is drying, then firing and glazing. I was inspired by my girlfriends' fascination for #beavers. . . . #pottery #pottenbakker #bever #kunst #art #workinprogress #sgraffito #handmadepottery #beaver

A plate seen from above with a lineair picture of a beaver that seems to be floating on the surface with curling floral motifs around it. Most of the surface of the plate is off white but the decoration is scratched into it, revealing the underlying brown clay.

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