In the mountains of Honduras there is a place called Atuto. Over 20 years ago Holland Millis started the factory with this small village desperately in need of a means to support themselves. With Holland’s business connections and knowledge and their artistry skills combined, Atuto has grown and become a major producer and exporter of Honduran crafts.
In 2006 I had the pleasure of going there and working with these talented craftsman. We together produced several different lines of decorative hand thrown and then hand painted ceramics.
Working at ATUTO /
mountain view from factory
lush foliage view
Holland off to work
view of pottery stacks
some pottery wheels
pottery wheel
master potter
the clay
working on tall piece
some textured work
some wacky bottle forms
some classic forms
group of flattened forms
rolled on patterns
mixed group
painting on base coat
test piece #2
first coat of white drying
Memo taking a break
pots drying with paint
some of the painters
finished tests #1
finished test #3
finished tests #6
Atuto
