10 Jun 2020 Sandstone Pottery

Creative pottery is an integral part of Native American culture since time immemorial. Native American pottery is an art form with at least a 7500-year history in the Americas. Pottery is fired ceramics with clay as a component. Ceramics are used for utilitarian cooking vessels, serving and storage vessels, pipes, funerary urns, censers, musical instruments, ceremonial items, masks, toys, sculptures, and a myriad of other art forms.

Mexican Sandstone Cup Shaped Pot

There are several types of pottery that have prevailed in various regions, in different styles and based on varied raw materials available in the locals. One such raw material is the sandstone. If you are familiar with certain types of potteries, then you must have heard of sandstone pottery. Its fame has reached far and wide for the quality of creativity that is involved in its making; but are you aware of what is sandstone? Here are some useful information.

Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains. Like sand, sandstone may be any color, but the most common colors are tan, brown, yellow, red, grey, pink, white and black. Sandstone has been used for domestic construction and house wares since prehistoric times, and continues to be used. Sandstone was a popular building material from ancient times. It is relatively soft, making it easy to carve. It has been widely used around the world in constructing temples, homes, and other buildings. It has also been used for artistic purposes to create ornamental fountains and statues.

Sandstone Bell from Mexico

In modern times, sandstone pottery is much more to just all that what has been mentioned above. Sandstone potteries are beautiful pieces of handicraft excellence. Especially sandstone pottery with kokopelli art.  If you like sandstone pottery and kokopelli art in particular, then you get every sort of home décor items, starting from candle bowls, pots, vases, bells, cups and so and so forth. Craft Montaz has a good selection of Sandstone potteries. Browse through these amazing amazing pottery collection and bring home an entirely new style of designer accessories.

By: Pushpita, a freelance writer on world handicrafts and lifestyle. Pushpita holds a Masters in English literature and is a rich media professional.