How to make terracotta art ?
The art of terracotta varies from region to region in India and different states in India is specialised in its own unique style of terracotta sculptures and even clay colour of different region varies from region to region.
*West Bengal is famed for the terracotta objects produced in the Bankura District. The Bankura horse is very famous. For centuries the craftsmen of this district have been making figurines having ritualistic connotations.
*Tamil Nadu is famous for the huge terracotta figures of the Aiyanar Deity. They are found standing guard at the entrances of villages protecting the insiders from evil spirits.
*Orissa and Madhya Pradesh have a charming tradition of decorative roof top tiles, made partly by hand moulding and partly on the wheel. These tiles, shaped like half tubes, have perched on top of them figures of elephants, monkeys, bears, reptiles, gods and goddesses and are considered a status symbol among the rural people.
*Terracotta panels and storage jars painted white and decorated with tiny mirrors are common in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
*Horses of Darbhanga in Bihar which are painted in bright rainbow colors once they are made.
*The terracotta pottery of Madhya Pradesh is simply remarkable, especially that practiced by the tribals of Bastar.
