Give a child a lump of clay and see the wonderful shapes and forms emerge, so has been the age old craft of pottery making an delicate, creative yet useful craft, which in one way or other connected to our daily needs, since the Harapan or Mohanjadaro civilizations pottery ahs been a kind of specialty in our subcontinent and changes WRT Designs, Aesthetics and Purpose has been gradual yet consistent.
India is country that has a strong pottery tradition, and every state within is such a nation, which boasts of unique patterns with which its pottery is embellished.The ancient potteries with rustic shapes and coarse textures are heritage pieces that make for ethnic decorations. The Terracotta objects, black painted clay artifacts and glazed potteries of Persian patterns are some antique pottery items. The potteries generally come in shapes of jars, bowls, vessels, pitchers and vases. With advancement in technology the clays are being molded into superfine textures resulting into sleek and stylish pottery products.
Commercial Pottery Designs can be broadly categorized into the following
Linear: These ceramic patterns include stripes, checks, diagonals etc.
1. Geometric : These pottery designs are interesting arrangements of geometric shapes
2. Floral : These are patterns of flowers, leaves, vines, creepers, stems, trees etc.
3. Scenic : These patterns on pottery include landscapes, seascapes etc.
4. Animal and human figures
5. Abstract designs such as interesting color effects with splashes, dabs, blending and merging of colors etc. These pottery designs do not have a coherent shape necessarily.
6. Pottery patterns on mythological themes.
7. Chinese Designs in the ceramic and glazed pottery contained neat and subtle patterns of bright natural colors. Figural and floral motifs generally characterize the Chinese pottery designs.
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