Handmade ceramic

Ceramics (keramike - Greek. Pottery from keramos - clay) - products and materials obtained by sintering of clays and their mixtures with mineral supplements, as well as oxides and other inorganic compounds.

Manufacture of handmade pottery and ceramics products includes several stages: the preparation of paste-like mass, moulding products, infliction of decoration, drying, roasting in the oven. Ceramic dishes - works of decorative art, known since ancient times, a great cultural heritage of mankind. In most museums in the world keep the rare exhibits of handmade ceramic belonging to the masters of the art of ceramic of various periods. till our days the ancient method of manufacturing clay pots and dishes on the merits has not changed.

Handmade ceramic is so practical and modern material, that when you use it in the interior of cafes and restaurants the same room can completely transform only a permutation of the decorative elements, creating a completely different stylistic direction. The art of handmade ceramics of various items made of clay - an ancient type of folk handicrafts. Since ancient times ceramics have served man. They differed by type of feedstock used, the composition of glaze coatings, method of production, according to its purpose. Everywhere there were natural reserves of clay, suitable for processing, ceramic handcrafters created various shapes and decorative pots and dishes, bowls, jugs, dishes, flasks, gifts and many other supplies needed in the home.

Ceramics in different epochs marked by the characteristic features of his time. Interest in ceramics preserved in our time. Now, handmade ceramics are widely used in the interior in the form of decorative vases, cylinders, trays, plant pots, kollon, souvenirs, dishes and many others used in the interior. Serve as decoration and ceramic reliefs, ornamental and thematic panels, decorative vases, Gertrude, dishes, used as a separate product, and in the compositions, creating a special mood, comfort and design.

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