Nerikomi Pottery Art
ArtHave you ever wondered if there is more to pottery
than working the clay, shaping the pot, baking it and glazing it? Of
course, there is, there is pottery and then there is nerikomi pottery.
What is Nerikomi pottery? This is a Japanese way of making pottery that
has intricate motifs in it but not the kind that you draw on the surface
but the kind that you inculcate into the very layers of the clay. It is
also called Neriage and is a decorative process that piles on colored
blocks of clay to form a pattern. Once the block is created, very thin
slices are cut and placed on the pottery piece on which you want the
design to appear and it is pressed down to make an integral part of the
design. By including the process of Nerikomi you can take the earthy and worthy art of pottery to another level altogether.






