Compared to the spinning technique in making pottery, those in Pundong are made with the casting technique. It requires more Sophisiticated skills, making the cost higher than the pottery from other areas.
Aside from the already Reknowned area of Kasongan, Bantul also has other areas which function as pottery industry centers, one of them is Pundong. Many of the residents in here started the pottery business in nineteen ninety seven. What that differs potteries made in Pundong is that they are cast into shapes, in comparison with those which are shaped by spinning clumps of clay on a pottery wheel. Casting potteries require sophisticated skills which in turn make the selling price higher than other types of potteries.
According to Sunardi, who owns a pottery business in Gedong Pangjangharjo Pundong, potters here would only make the products up to the Teracota stage. The coloring and finishing stages are done by partner companies, which will then be sold to distributors. He explained that Pundong pottery wares already have a market space, in countries such as united states, spain and Belgium.
Aside from the already Reknowned area of Kasongan, Bantul also has other areas which function as pottery industry centers, one of them is Pundong. Many of the residents in here started the pottery business in nineteen ninety seven. What that differs potteries made in Pundong is that they are cast into shapes, in comparison with those which are shaped by spinning clumps of clay on a pottery wheel. Casting potteries require sophisticated skills which in turn make the selling price higher than other types of potteries.
According to Sunardi, who owns a pottery business in Gedong Pangjangharjo Pundong, potters here would only make the products up to the Teracota stage. The coloring and finishing stages are done by partner companies, which will then be sold to distributors. He explained that Pundong pottery wares already have a market space, in countries such as united states, spain and Belgium.
