Ahmedabad, The dying art of terracotta pottery making has got a new lease of life here with the Gujarat government training artisans to fine tune their art with modern needs.
The state government-promoted Matikam Kalakari and Rural Technology Institute (MKRTI), with the help of Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute and designers from National Institute of Design and National Institute of Fashion Technology, is imparting training to potters in reinventing their products and designs so that they can be sold in the domestic as well as international market.
"Terracotta pottery makers are now making jewellery, wall clocks, vases and other decorative wares out of the red clay," Director MKRTI, R D Vaidya told PTI.
Prior to the technical intervention, the artisans were confined to making 'matkas', earthen pots used to store water, and other traditional kitchenware, he said.