Carolinda Tolstoy

Carolinda has worked as potter in residence around the world for over 30 years. She has particularly enjoyed her collaborations with the Umbaldo Grazia Maioliche Artiche Artigianali in Deruta, Italy, the Dadi Ceramique in Paris, France, the Ergami Ceramic Studio in Mytilene, Greece, and the Chelsea Pottery in London.

She speaks on the arts, heritage and Islamic culture, both for UK national broadcasting (Channel Four and the BBC) and extensively in Asia, the Arab world, and Russia.

She has been the subject of documentaries by Chengdu Television (China), Fuji International (Japan), NTV (Turkey), Deutche Weller (Germany), London TV Sky Networks (UK), IRoIB (Iran).