Introduction to Pottery in Qom Iran
Pottery refers to products made using clay as well as flowers made of quartz and kaolin with the help of hand and pottery wheels and then cooked.
Other common industries in Qom include pottery. Since the area has high quality soil for pottery work, its ceramics and earthenware have gained popularity in the region.
The existence of high quality ceramics has led to the creation of arts and crafts such as tile, pottery and brickwork in Qom.
Qom brick is also well known in the region and has many jobs and most of its products are exported to various cities, especially the surrounding cities.
Pottery materials and materials in Qom are prepared or prepared in different ways depending on the type of product, the need and taste of the potter. Qom’s ceramic products include a variety of functional, decorative-fused, molded, wheel-mounted and volume-separating products, with some products having greater volumes of product due to market needs.
Using glazes of different colors, utilizing traditional Islamic motifs, applying some traditional glazes according to the desert situation of Qom (such as alkali and salt glazes in the past), and producing wheeled and molded products as well as certain pottery such as Khorram, Burners, Candlesticks and Tile Products – a combination of Qom pottery features.
Like many areas of Qom, pottery has continued to evolve and over time, traditional forms and techniques have gradually changed. But nowadays, it is necessary to promote the traditional art-pottery industry, to meet new needs, to enhance the artists’ artistic knowledge, to support and create the right context by the trustee organizations and to interact with these two sectors. However, the pottery of Qom also takes into account the uses of the day and produces new forms.