Potter, sculptor and painter living in Nijmegen. Sometimes I make my own designs. you can find them here: www.aebele.com Sometimes I make replicas of historical pottery. You can find those here: www.atelierable.nlhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3mlpzdnc2y22sJust received my article about reconstructing a medieval puzzle jug in the mailbox. There is even an English translation included in the back of the magazine. #pottery #puzzlejug #history13 May 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpzdnc2y22shttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3mkcycz4vts26Fresh #pottery handmade after #medieval and early modern originals25 Apr 2026 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcycz4vts26https://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3mjr3wwuvns2xThe owl beaker head and body (right) were made more than 400 years ago in the Netherlands. They are in the Boijmans van Beuningen museum. I made a replica (left). #archeology #pottery #history #majolica18 Apr 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjr3wwuvns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3mjkdhtwza22xWhy a jug with a #bagpipe? In #medieval times the bagpipe was a symbol for debauchery: feasting, sexuality, drinking a lot. This jug is a replica of a jug that was made somewhere between 1475 and 1550. So it all makes sense. Right? . . . #bartmannjug #pottery #puntneuskruik15 Apr 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkdhtwza22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3mja4amdfs22fA new #art piece in progress. These are my father's and my own faces combined. A two-faced head is also seen in #Janus, the #Roman god of transitions, new beginnings and doorways. Without knowing, we use his name often in our month #January. #pottery #clay #sculpture11 Apr 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja4amdfs22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3miq5o7pjy225Happy Easter! Three hares on a 14th century tile found at the monastry Wettingen, in Switzerland. Picture taken in castle Lenzburg. #hare #easter #medievalart #archeology05 Apr 2026 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3miq5o7pjy225https://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3mioy2xrirk2fBottles for feeding kids have a long history! Here's a Roman and a medieval one, alongside the replicas that I made. The very round Roman bottle was found in NL (collection RMO, Leiden). The medieval jug is dated 1350-1400 (museum Boijmans van Beuningen). #archeology #history #babybottle #pottery04 Apr 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mioy2xrirk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3mhks2z5h7k2nInstalling a suit of #armour in the new exhibition of castle #ammersoyen . This armour was forged years ago by Smederij Kloosterhuis, with my assistance. It is based on an image of Willem van Gelre kneeling before the French king Charles VI.21 Mar 2026 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhks2z5h7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3meifhkedps2sWhen biking to the train station I saw this mysterious scene - so I turned back home, got my camera and wandered around until I captured this image. The artprint is now available in a limited edition of only five signed and numbered pieces. #photography #art #limitededitionprint #nature10 Feb 2026 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3meifhkedps2shttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3mbobkocqr22zI was visited by V.Birchwood for this video. You get to see the production process of a stoneware cup - from kickwheel to wood kiln. The video also contains an interview. These sessions turned out to be a good moment to reflect on trial and error.  https://youtu.be/CBuIHjVU3dY?si=oQaYZfaEmvZvWYlZ05 Jan 2026 10:54 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbobkocqr22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3mboaubusus2zYesterday this facejug was on Dutch television. I would like to add and correct a couple of things, see comment section. You can watch the show here. The fragment with the facejug is 15:53 - 20:25 https://npo.nl/start/afspelen/diverse-musea-1_2205 Jan 2026 10:41 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mboaubusus2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3mai7oumgrc2bWesterwald stoneware can be found in 17th century paintings, like the cheerful drinker by Judith Leyster. The jug is from Museum Rotterdam. In the frieze the letters: "H" and "K" (initials of the mould maker?). The jug was made in the beginning of the 17th century. [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Dec 2025 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mai7oumgrc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3magqnsnwwc2jI was visited by V.Birchwood for this behind the scenes video. Watch me fail at making a proper replica - a good moment to reflect on trial and error. https://youtu.be/CBuIHjVU3dY?si=CLM8wkSXisxHvZ5L20 Dec 2025 17:37 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3magqnsnwwc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3ma4d7mmxl22kAmmersoyen Castle had a series of interesting residents. I'm working on a display with their family crests, based on armorials from the 14th and 15th centuries. The shields will be part of the new set-up in the castle museum. . . . #medievalhistory #heraldry #gelderland #middeleeuwen #ammersoyen16 Dec 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4d7mmxl22khttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3m75qhiijjk23Would a medieval fire cover have looked like this after one year of use? This replica by #atelierable was used by @fakehistoryhunter.net , protecting her home against sparks and preventing her cats from lying down in the hot ashes. . . . #medievalpottery #pottery #history #experimentalarchaeology [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2025 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m75qhiijjk23https://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3m73cqnozzk2qSome new things I recently made - mostly painted majolica and redware. These are replicas of both medieval and early modern pieces. Do you want to know something about a specific piece? Let me know in the comments! #pottery #majolica #handmade #pottenbakker #aardewerk #uilenbeker #owlbeaker03 Dec 2025 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73cqnozzk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3m734osutis2qThe straw I use for shipping pottery is, to some, more welcome than the pottery itself :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Dec 2025 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m734osutis2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3m5dz2bhyj22gOne day before firing... tomorrow is a hot day for these cups, jugs, bowls, whorls and dishes. Most of them are replicas made after Roman, late medieval and early modern pottery. . . . #pottery #pottenbakker #ceramics #craft11 Nov 2025 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5dz2bhyj22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3lrfs4b6uyc2qAround the year 2000 26% of Dutch people are living below sea level. . The picture is part of a series entitled "Normal". I made it in 2020. My good friend Kasper posed in the cold water as businessman. . . . #ThrowbackThursday #photography #sealevelrise #climatechange #contemporaryart #flood12 Jun 2025 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrfs4b6uyc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3lrb2fwia322aSome pottery I made for Caesar's Ford Theatre in the US. It's now traveling over the Atlantic Ocean. To the right you can see the 17th century pieces that were used for reference. . . . #pottery #archeology #history #props #keramiek #pottenbakker #handmade10 Jun 2025 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrb2fwia322ahttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3lr6fecuxc22dA plate that I recently designed and made for my girlfriend. . . . #pottery #craft #art #design #kunst #beaver09 Jun 2025 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6fecuxc22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3lr6ec2im3227The Louvre is a kind of majolica heaven! I visited the museum on Friday and saw this extraordinary pitcher. Dating: 1480. Made in Faenza, Italy. . . . #ceramics #pottery #renaissance #louvre #paris #art #decorativeart #faenza #majolica #kunst09 Jun 2025 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lr6ec2im3227https://bsky.app/profile/atelierable.bsky.social/post/3lqplj45qy22bI usually don't do cartoons but this guy makes me so angry. Wilders is a nonsense populist with dangerous xenophobic ideas. Today he took a dump on the Netherlands by dropping out of the Cabinet, blaming others while he was at the steering wheel. . . . #geertwilders #wilders #cabinetschoof03 Jun 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:ityftou3v7suyxpzik3bbatw/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqplj45qy22b