The potters of Goa have been known for their creativity and indeed their patience for the art. From collecting clay from the various fields to baking the finished works of art, these men and their families toil daily at an art form that is slowly dying.

While in the old days, there was a lot of business for earthenware in the house, today aluminum and plastic have taken over. As a result, in villages like Succor in Porvorim where earlier there used to be exclusively potters, today few remain. Some have elevated themselves to “designer artists” and seek to survive through up market clients others “perform” at five-star hotels for foreign tourists – giving them a glimpse of the way the wheel turned, in the process, making Poetry in Clay.