Flower Pots/ Flower Vases

India is diverse in many aspects. And one can easily find this diversity in profusion in the domestic pottery that is found in innumerable shapes and sizes. A flower pot or a flower vase is a ornamental piece of open container, which is used for the decoration of plant or in order to cultivate it. Decorative flower vase is capable to beautify the appearance of the flower. The vase is often decorated and thus used to extend the beauty of its subjects. Aesthetic flower pots and vases present natural beauty and give a graceful and majestic touch to the decor. The flower vase is naturally accepted to be an example of refined design that complements the flower.

 

Flower vase and pots are the results of expertise pottery. A number of materials including ceramics and glass are used in the manufacturing process of these pots and vases. Pottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. It also refers to a group of materials that includes earthenware and stoneware.

 

Materials used in Making Flower Pots

 

Materials used in Making Flower Vase

 

Manufacturing Process of Pots Using Clay
In a country like India, ceramics-the art of shaping and baking clay articles as pottery, earthenware and ceramic ware has today become an advanced art form. The Indus valley clayware was mostly decorative. Among the various medium opted by man for expressing his joy through art, music or literature, the simplest has been soft and malleable clay. The Mughal era was the golden period in the history of Indian art, craft and culture. This aspect is almost inseparable from any Indian scene.

 

Designs
Flower vases are specified as possessing a certain general anatomy. The base which is the lowest part, then the body, resting upon which is the shoulder, where the body curves inward. Then the neck, where the vase is given more height. Lastly, the lip, where the vase flares back out at the top. All these dimensions can be seen in a flower vase. Today, the shapes of vases have developed from the conventional ones to modern designs and shapes. Many vases are also given handles and other attachments. The vases and pots are beautifully painted. Different images like flowers, creepers, animal s and other figures are beautifully painted on these products. In some , they are infact properly molded to give different shapes like that of a female figure or an animal figure, which not only act as decorative items but also serve the purpose of storing flowers in a proper manner. The numbers of designs and materials available in these products are innumerable.