| There are many ways to find great pottery. | | | | to differentiate among other colors). This |
| While it is often best to see the pieces in | | | | means that seeing the piece in person is |
| living color, the Internet offers | | | | definitely the best way to go if you have the |
| opportunities for those who do not have ready | | | | opportunity. If not, be certain that the |
| or easy access to great artisans in their | | | | dealer from which you purchase the piece has |
| town or who prefer a type of pottery that | | | | a good standing with the BBB and a liberal |
| typically isn't carried locally to find the | | | | return policy. |
| pieces they desire to add to their | | | | |
| collections without traveling extensively in | | | | Another reason you should display caution |
| order to do so. | | | | when purchasing pottery online is that you |
| | | | can't really gauge the quality of the |
| There are a few drawbacks to ordering pottery | | | | workmanship through a photograph either. This |
| online and one of those would be the fact | | | | means you may be getting flawed pieces and |
| that you are only seeing a very flat | | | | yet paying the price you would expect to pay |
| representation of the finished product. In | | | | for a perfect piece of pottery by said |
| other words, it is very difficult for a | | | | artist. Unfortunately we cannot trust |
| picture to recreate the drama that a certain | | | | everyone to be completely honest. It is a sad |
| piece of pottery may have. The colors cannot | | | | truth but one that should definitely be |
| be relied upon as accurate because of the | | | | considered. Many flaws will not show up on |
| differences in cameras, monitors, and picture | | | | camera, particularly if there is only one |
| quality. This means that if you are getting | | | | view of the piece. Pottery, even when flawed |
| what you think is one color, that will match | | | | can still be beautiful but no one wants to |
| a certain feature in your room, you may | | | | pay more than a piece of pottery is worth, |
| actually be getting another color all | | | | especially those that are collecting as an |
| together (blue and purple are often difficult | | | | investment. |