Natural, Handmade Ancient Pottery Is Everywhere
Cover Photo: Courtesy of Oshin Khandelwal
ven if you are not into pottery, you must have seen a bunch of new stores in your neighborhood selling handmade pottery in recent years. If you walk down some flea markets, there are even more pottery vendors and brands just came out and on their way to the world. Celebrities love to feature pottery on their social medias and even make pottery in their free time. Magazine covers are taken by luxurious pottery brands. Pottery seems becoming an official lifestyle not just some random ceramics out there.
People are buying pottery as gifts or for themselves. They may prefer some large pottery as decoration and small dishware pieces for daily use. More and more ceramic made for different uses. From traditional container to chic jewelry holders, millennials are digging out new ways to rock it.
It is hard to say that the demand for pottery is rising or the number potters makers are rising. Crafting pottery help people feel calm. You can not rush to make it perfect. Each piece is made from patience, practice and every potter adds a little personality in it. When you are in a state of creative flow, you concentrating on every move of your hands, the feeling of the texture and even the smell of the material, you are likely getting in the “zone”. Pottery may become a new solution to get rid of social medias and focus on the current mood.
