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SAGAR BLUE ART POTTERY

The Process

Seven stages,all of them by hand.

Blue pottery is not clay. It is quartz powder, fuller's earth and gum — a body that must be understood before it can be shaped.

Material Preparation — blue pottery craft stage in the Sagar Blue Art Pottery workshop
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Material Preparation

Quartz stone powder, fuller's earth and gum are worked together into the dough-like body that gives Jaipur Blue Pottery its distinctive lightness.

Body & Structure — blue pottery craft stage in the Sagar Blue Art Pottery workshop
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Body & Structure

Structure making was our grandfather's specialisation. The body is raised, wall thickness judged by hand, and the proportion of the piece decided before anything else.

Moulding — blue pottery craft stage in the Sagar Blue Art Pottery workshop
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Moulding

Forms are shaped on the wheel and in moulds, then left to firm slowly so the surface stays true and free of stress.

Design — blue pottery craft stage in the Sagar Blue Art Pottery workshop
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Design

Motifs are drawn freehand — lotus, jaali lattice, birds, miniature panels. No transfers, no prints; the drawing is the craft.

Colouring — blue pottery craft stage in the Sagar Blue Art Pottery workshop
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Colouring

Cobalt and turquoise are laid in first, followed by the colours we have added over the years — yellow, green and red.

Finishing — blue pottery craft stage in the Sagar Blue Art Pottery workshop
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Finishing

Edges are cleaned, the glaze is applied and the piece is fired. Every surface is checked before it leaves the workshop.

Final Creation — blue pottery craft stage in the Sagar Blue Art Pottery workshop
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Final Creation

What leaves the studio is one object, made by a set of hands, carrying small differences no machine can repeat.

Inside the Workshop

Where the work actually happens

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