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Today’s Photojojo submission topic is “wheels”.

When studying abroad in India a few years ago, I had the privilege of meeting this man. At 85 years old, he spun beautiful pottery and oil lamps on this broken wagon wheel— which is perfectly balanced on a mound of dirt and pushed with a stick. 

He’s the last of the clay spinners in the village, and no one had stepped up to be his apprentice when we visited. 

I took this photo in 2008 outside of Anukkuvar Village, Cheyyar, Tamil Nadu, India.

• 1 year ago

• pic pick
• wheel
• clay
• india
• old
• man

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    pottery wheels. they’re mesmerizing.

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