Ceramics and Glass Crafts

 

Ceramics and glass crafts are perfect home decoration. You can decorate your home with lovely ceramic pieces commonly found in different ceramic shops and shopping malls. It is fun and exciting to learn ceramic and glass craft decoration. Actually it needs a lot of creativity and love towards craft.
Ceramic Craft: All around the world ceramic craft is very popular. Ceramic craft differs according to regional difference and according to difference in clay type. Originally the ceramic craft was practiced only by hand but later on with the increasing demand machines are also used to make exotic ceramic works. Ceramic wares are safe to decorate with as they are stone mixed and hence stronger. Some commonly found ceramic pieces like; candleholders, lamps, show pieces, sculptures and statues are very popular. You can also use ceramic craft designed name plates on your front doors even you can use ceramic statues in your swimming pools or in fountain area of your lawn. China is very famous for ceramic crafts exotic ceramic pieces are found in and around China. China is also a chief country for exporting ceramic articles across the world.


Primarily ceramics and glass crafts are divided into following types:

* Stained glass
* Glass blowing
* Beadmaking with glass
* Stained glass
* Pottery
* Mosaics

Ceramic craft is very similar to pottery craft that is why they both are mentioned together. The basic crafting style of ceramic and pottery craft is identical to a certain extent. Like any other craft ceramic and glass crafts also have a processed way of making. In ceramic craft the basic techniques applied includes first, throwing, handbuilding, slipcasting and finally glazing or polishing.
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