The Khavda potter gets mud from a specific lake area near village, known as 'Rann ka mitti'. This soft clay is shaped into a pot on a potter’s wheel and left to dry in shade. Then Kumbhar women, the women of potter community, use red, black, and white clay-based paints, to decorate each piece of pottery with distinct designs. After a while, the pots are cleaned and put in the sun to dry and then baked in a furnace. The vessels are coated with a thin wash of Geru (Red Colour). The pots of Khavda get their red colour from this red Geru, which is a type of soil. And the black and white dots and stripes on the pots, are also made with natural material. The Terracotta pots of Khavda are distinct from the ones we may see elsewhere in other parts of India, because of their painting and form, which is the result of repeated cleaning at every stage of the process of their making.More information on Khavda Pottery of Gujarat, will follow soon. Please stay tuned.Here are some more kitchen and dining table utility items of other pottery styles of India, available for purchase right below :
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