Surreal ceramic by Johnson Tsang shows a face being pushed and pulled apart by body-less hands. Surreal ceramic by Johnson Tsang shows the top of a face splashing out like liquid.

Gudrun Olafsdottir, studio facilitator, works on a pottery wheel at Inspirations Studio Wednesday, Nov. 1. Inspirations Studio is facing imminent closure if it is unable to find a new partner agency ...

Katie-Rose Fischer-Price is a potter and runs K2Clay Pottery. She makes functional pottery with expressive cartoon faces.

Modern technology has made antique pottery lose its earthy beauty, said Zunun, who is torn over whether to continue using the traditional way of production or adapt to modern times.