The magic of a clay toy. Part 1

Many centuries and millennia has existed on Earth Pretches. And, probably, the same is a clay toy, a kind and in some way mysterious area of ​​folk art. In deep jealousy, clay toys were created not fun for the sake of - they were participants in ancient rites. They were credited with a special force: to protect, to protect people from all evil. Bright color and piercing whistle played a magical role. Clay toys are simple, but peculiar, naive and expressive. In them, masters give free rein to their fantasy, turning lumps of clay into figures of people, animals, birds, always fabulous and real at the same time. The clay toy was sculpted everywhere, where they were engaged in pottery. Gradually, in some places, the clay toy has become an independent fishing. Each master developed his own style, his own model of modeling and designing products. Toys differ in the model of modeling, by which clay is taken for the product. Bright, cheerful, solved with the ultimate clarity in plastic and color