Ever since olden times, Romanians have worked the clay in order to create homeware and somewhere along the lines, the trade turned into an art form.Ceramics are a Romanian tradition, harmoniously combining crafts, arts and love; together, they bring to life truly special pieces. Baia Mare ceramicsare some of the most representative in Romania, side […]

-The clay is extracted and cleansed of impurities, then is battered with water and left to leaven for a few weeks. Thereafter, the clay is cut into big chunks, beaten with cornflower and sprayed with water. -These chunks are laid on a wooden board in the craftsman’s studio, where the most painstaking and important step […]

Dating back to the Neolithic period, pottery represents the oldest and most important “household industry”, in which the three essential elements- water, earth and fire- come to life in the hands of the Romanian peasant. Pottery finds itself today at the border between craft and art, necessity and aesthetic, whereas initially it had a much […]