Pottery
Designs
Pottery
is a special hobby, whether collecting pottery designs or exploring pottery
production. Modern mechanized production of pottery vessels, however,
has put more focus on mass and less on handcrafted pottery designs. This
has led the typical crafts potter to concentrate more on original and
aesthetic creations.
There
are different methods of placing patterns on a piece of crafted pottery.
Some pottery designs are hand painted and feature abstract compositions
or realistically drawn images.
On the other
hand, some pottery designs are not painted on; rather, the special colors
and textures are added into the clay during crafting. For instance, adding
different mixtures of colored clay, sand, grog, metal oxides, carbonates
and combustible particles can produce really special patterns and colors
into pottery designs that hand painting simply will not come near.
These
decorative arts and crafts accents also come in varying shapes and sizes.
While some resemble the traditional vase shape, others can be rounded
or bubble shaped.
Finding
unique pottery designs is not limited to just shape and size. Many you
will find for sale also come with cultural significance. Nations all over
the world can be represented in pottery form, with products from Mexico,
Nicaragua, China, the UK, Italy, and just about any other country you
can imagine.
Pottery
designs handcrafted in other parts of the world are especially interesting
for the ceramic craft artist to study because the qualities and personality
of these cultures can be observed in the meticulous craftsmanship.
Pottery
jars and bowls can also be a combination of shapes leading to some truly
creative designs. Some creative ceramic potters take it one step further
and create not just vessels of pottery but pottery designs in the form
of statues and figurines of people. Pottery designs in the shape of cups,
jars, plates and bowls are also popular items. Not only are cultural pieces
a joy to collect, have you ever thought about antique and prehistoric
pottery from all over the world? Not that they are very easy to purchase
and collect; they can go for thousands of dollars in an auction if in
good condition.
Prehistoric,
antique and ancient pottery designs are an interesting subject to read
up on. The crafts ability of mankind throughout the ages never ceases
to amaze.
While you
cannot easily buy prehistoric treasures, nor download a perfect shape
for your pottery class, contemporary and handcrafted pottery designs are
available for purchase.
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