Art and craft
Talk at Charleston Festival on two aspects of the Enlightenment. A.N. Wilson talked about his novel based on the life of Josiah Wedgwood “The Potter’s Hand” and Jenny Uglow about “The Pinecone” , a life of the forgotten female architect, Sarah Losh. Both speakers focused on people of the period with a real passion for what they were doing. A.N. Wilson was particularly interesting as his father had been managing Director of Wedgwood so although his book was a novel he showed a real insight into the business, its founder and its history.