Tabacaru Maria Alexandra Cure Ionut Catalin

1. Curea Ionut Catalin
Tabacaru Maria Alexandra
Grupa 8311
Anul III

2.  Olari village, it is an UNESCO World
Heritage site since 2012.
 It is situated for about 3 km from
Horezu in Valcea County which lies in
sourthern Romania, in the historical
province of Oltenia, with mountains (the
Meridional Carpathians) and hills (the
Sub-Carpathians) dominating its
geography.
 Although well known as a tourist
destination for several of its balneary
resorts along the river Olt (Olanesti,
Calimanesti, Caciulata) and for some of
the most widely recognized symbols of
the Romanian folk crafts (the Horezu
pottery), Valcea county is still mostly an
undiscovered touristic jewel of Romania.

3.  The folkmen of Olari welcome you in
their yards, where they work the
magnificent pottery and make their
livelihood, raising animals and
cultivating gardens.
 There is no sense of commercialism:
the craftsmen do not have shops and
do not run businesses, they sell
directly their and theirs family’s work.
 These are kind people who sense the
importance of their work, and pass it
on to their children, who, despite
working in big cities or studying at
university in the country’s capital,
come home over the holidays to work
the clay, just as their fathers.

4.  Unique to Romania due to the
chromatics and floral motives – is
emblematic for the region and is
known worldwide. Preserving the
local tradition and displaying
Byzantine influences that have
turned the craft into a brand for
the Horezu valley, the Horezu
pottery is shaped only on the
traditional kick-wheel, with simple
finishing tools.
 Its burning is usually made in
horizontal stoves using the
oxidation technique, thus
resulting in red earthenware.

5.  Most of the ceramic objects
are decorated in delicate, yet
powerful geometric and
vegetal patterns, artfully
painted by the masters’ wives,
using 100% natural colors and
ancient age old tools such as
cow horns and goose feathers.

6.  A dominant symbol in
painting Horezu vessels it
is the rooster but also
there are other figures like
stars , snakes , trees ,
people, flowers, fish ,
double spiral , straight ,
wavy line , leaf , belt , sun
, tree of life and peacock
tail .
 There are two specific
colors : red and yellow
Horezu.

7.  Horezu is a singular historical
Romanian ceramic center in
which this trade remained the
main source of income for
many families of potters.

8.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horezu_ceramics
 http://www.turistvalcea.ro/articole/satul-olari-si-ceramica-de-horezu/
 http://www.ramnicuvalceaweek.ro/?p=14426