Evelyne Porret

Evelyne Porret (1939 – June 1, 2021)[1] was a Swiss potter. Originally from Switzerland, she moved to the village of Tunis, in the oasis of Fayoum with partner Michel Pastore, and established a pottery school in the village in the 1980s which played a large role in creating the village's pottery culture.[2] The pottery school still exists today.

  1. ^ "Egypt bids farewell to Evelyne Porret, Lady of the Tunis Village". Ahram Online. 1 June 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Egypt mourns Evelyne Porret, the Lady of Tunis Village". The National. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.