Pottery

Pottery making is a century-old tradition that always stood between the craft and the art. Pottery craftsmen chose the color, shape, and style of the clay pot based on its future functions and the local aesthetic norms. For example, the items that were used in festivities and rituals were heavily decorated and very different from the plain pots used for daily meals. Typical for the Pirin region is the mixture of ornamental techniques, such as paintings, plastics, scratch work, etc. An important celebration was the wedding and the bridal jugs and teapots are a beautiful representation of the art of pottery. Often the pots had mythical creatures, birds, flowers, and embossed rosettes or concave intricate braid as decoration.