Alisher Nazirov from Rishtan in Eastern Uzbekistan is one of Uzbekistan’s most famous ceramicists and teachers. Starting at the age of 12 he studied with some great Uzbek masters and in Soviet times was the main artist at the Rishtan ceramics plant. After independence there were many changes. His contribution to maintaining the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan has been to found a workshop-school “Usto-Shogird
