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Assistant: Leyenda: Kosiv Painted Ceramics is a Ukrainian National Art that was included in the UNESCO list of intangible heritage. It is a traditional Hutsul (a part of Ukraine) folk craft, one of the varieties of Ukrainian ceramics.

Today will talk with a Master of Kosiv Ceramics Victoria Nykyforak, who will tell us about the history and secrets of this gorgeous art. She will explain the meaning of the colors and patterns and show her incredible works! 

The video is in Ukrainian with Ukrainian and English subtitles!

Meanwhile, you can subscribe to Victoria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sgraffito_kosiv_keramika/ and visit her website: https://sgraffito.site/ to see more artworks or to order one for yourself! 😍 
I have already ordered a big plate and will show it to you when it arrives! 

Video content:

00:00 - beginning
00:54 - meet Victoria
01:08 - "How long have you been doing pottery and if it is your only job?"
02:04 - "Tell about the technology of making Kosiv Ceramics, why is it unique?"
03:00 - "Tell about the colors that are used in Kosiv Ceramics. What do they symbolize?"
03:59 - "Why is blue color so rare in Kosiv Ceramics?"
04:43 - "Where did you learn this craft? Did you have a teacher?"
06:24 - "Why Kosiv Ceramics is called this way?"
07:10 - "What types of products are usually made by Kosiv Masters?"
08:35 - "What types of products do you personally prefer to make?"
09:27 - "What is the meaning of the patterns on Kosiv Ceramics?"
10:56 - "Who does buy the products more often: Ukrainians or foreigners? And do people usually buy them as decorative objects or do they use them in the kitchen?"

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Descripcin: Hi friends! Welcome to VERBA channel.
You have just seen famous Kosiv ceramics.
This is Ukrainian art, folk Hutsul craft,
which in was included in the UNESCO World Intangible Heritage List in 2019.
So today I decided to talk to the master of Kosiv ceramics Victoria
and ask her about the secrets and mysteries of this art.
Meet Victoria.
Good afternoon, Victoria! I am very glad to see you on my channel as a guest.
I really like your account, your products.
And I decided to learn a little more about them, about Kosiv ceramics.
So, please tell us about how long you have been doing this and is it your main job?
I wouldn't say that I have been doing Kosiv ceramics for a long time, ceramics in general,
because as a master I have been working let's say for two whole years, working on my own
and already showing a good result.
Because until then it was learning, learning, learning.
Because you seem to be studying at the institute, but you need the hand of a master
who will show you all the nuances of ceramics.
I started working on my own for about four years,
but only for two years at the level I personally like.
It is very interesting.
And please tell us a little bit about the technology of making Kosiv ceramics, right?
What is its uniqueness? Because they say it is the only one on the planet.
Yes, Kosiv ceramics is the only one.
It is not easy at all. In general, the peculiarity of Kosiv ceramics
is the "tears of the furnace" that it contains. This is when the green color makes some drips.
Most people like it, some do not, but this is a feature of Kosiv ceramics.
And only in Kosovo ceramics consists of three colors.
There are green, yellow and brown. The technique is called "engraving".
Engraving ... Yeah, I get it.
And tell me, you showed this plate, right? Can you show it again?
And tell us please about the colors. You said three basic colors. What do they mean?
It's green. Here he is.
However, the colors can be in different shades, because each master
can add their own shade, which they prefers.
This is green, yellow and brown.
These are the three main colors from which Kosiv ceramics are made.
Green means forest, yellow means the Sun, and brown means soil.
Also, blue colors are added from time to time. This is the color of the sky, the color of higher powers.
These are the main colors from which Kosovo's traditional ceramics are made.
Engraving technique or scratching technique. Also called "Sgraffito", because we make scratches.
It is very interesting that each color has its own symbolism.
But I rarely see this blue color.
Very rarely, because in Soviet times it was banned,
because it was mostly placed by the yellow. They saw the symbols of Ukraine in it and banned it.
Then the masters began to introduce more of blue. But where it fits.
Not everyone wanted to do it. But where there are plots, where there is a hutsul, a hutsul (female). The sky, for example,
there the colors will be these brighter.
And if there is such a plan, ornamental, it will be just less of this inclusion of blue.
M ... Clear. Interesting, thank you. And tell me, you said that you studied for a long time.
So, where can you learn this craft at all, right? And did you have a teacher?
Yes, I did.
First, I went to our Kosiv Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts of the
Lviv National Academy of Arts.
I studied there for 4 years, but at the same time we had an internship with a master.
This is <PRESIDIO_ANONYMIZED_PERSON> from the Roshchybyuk family. And I had been practicing with her for about six years.
When I studied in academy I studied with the teacher at the same time because there are so many nuances in ceramics.
And you seem to understand that you are doing as you should, but there is one little detail  and then ... It doesn't work out as it should.
Yes ... It's very interesting.
You need to have a lot of knowledge before you can become a master, a real master.
You seem to know what you have to do, how you have to do it right... It's as if you're doing everything, as if everything is going according to plan, and then...
There is a nuance that something may not work out.
Therefore, it is preferable to practice with a master, because they will show you and tell you
best way to compose, best way to draw a pattern or what to draw.
Will the pattern be appropriate at all, for example, on a plate or on a vase.
Because not necessarily the same pattern that will be on the vase, it will fit on a plate.  It is such a small nuance.
Of course. And tell me why Kosiv ceramics are called Kosiv ceramics?
Because it was born here, in the city of Kosiv.
There are very large deposits in Kosiv ... there were large deposits of clay. And pottery was born here.
At first it was simple elementary things, not covered with anything, not painted.
Just made a cup or bowl on a potter's wheel and used it.
These were mostly everyday things. Such as a bowl, plate, cup. Just for daily usage.
And then, over time, Kosiv ceramics gained such... recognition.
Seems like people wanted something better.
I understand.
And tell me, what other products are there? You said, a cup, a plate, right? Vase ...
What else is interesting?
They make twin pots... Plates are not only simple, but also decorative of in different sizes.
Can be 20 сm in diameter, can be 30 cm in diameter. It can be bigger, maybe even 40 cm diameter plate.
Cups of different plans, different shapes, of course. Jugs. In Kosovo they still say "dzbanok".
Jordanets is also made as a jug, but to consecrate water at the Epiphany. Well, and different types of tableware.
Different types for any thing. You can make... And, of course, figurines...
Or animals, or something else... Hutsul, Hutsulka (female). It already depends on the master. How much they love sculpture,
because it is also not very easy to make. One thing is to make a plate. Well, it is simpler, another thing is to sculpt a figurine.
Yes. As far as imagination can go.
A clock can be made.
A clock? Wow! Great!
Yes, you can make a clock. You can experiment.
Yes, that's great. It just connects the past with the present. Great.
And what products do you like to make the most? Because I saw a lot of cups, a lot of plates, right?
Well, I love making everything. But just not everything turns out the way you want.
I love those things more where there is painting. On the plate you can drow or paint a lot.
On something smaller - less. But if you compare it like that, I like to make everything.
Plates, cups, jugs. It's just that it's harder there. Because the bigger the thing,
the harder it is to make it. The smaller it is, the slightly lighter, for example, on a potter's wheel.
Drawing is just like that. Those things that are glued together - for example, figurines - are also harder to draw.
But to say I don't like something, it's rare to have something like that.
Understood. Well thank you. And tell me, please, these patterns, plots that you depict on these products ...
Do they have any special meaning, significance?
There are two main elements on which the whole composition of our ceramics is based.
It is a triangle and a semicircle. For example, on a cup. Do you see? Triangle and semicircle, they are mirrored.
The triangle means the Carpathian Christmas tree (top) or the top of the mountain.
The triangle means the Carpathian Christmas tree (top) or the top of the mountain.
And a semicircle means a horseshoe for happiness, for good. And we have a lot of people who believed in these two elements,
and on each product of the ornamental plan there are these two elements, but interpreted in their own way.
It all depends on the imagination of a craftsman. Here, for example, are mirrored.
You can still draw in different ways... As such - hutsul (male), hutsulka (female), animals - it does not matter.
This is a simple stylization of life, because once they painted the life of the hutsuls.
That's what we used to do. And there is such an element - the "tree of life" is called or "tree of happiness".
This is when a large flower grows from a triangle or a vase, and it goes to branching.
Here inside the central and on the sides may be a little smaller. Well, you can also draw it differently.
Ok. And tell me, please, Victoria, which customers do you have more? Ukrainians or foreigners?
And yet... How do people plan to use the products? Do they use them for decorative purposes,
to hang on the wall, or somehow or use in a house, as utensils, for example?
Personally, I have more of Ukrainians. They are used both for everyday life and for decorative use.
But also foreigners. But foreigners have more problems with how to take out ceramics, because it is difficult to transport,
because they are afraid, probably, not to fight. We also use it quietly on Holy Evening, at Christmas or even at Easter.
Or tableware, it can be for 12 people, for 6 people. Who can complete it?
It includes many things - as well as jugs and cups and plates, firstly, secondly, most of this...
But there are also for decorative use, as in the interior. There's some kind of plate or something.
You can even put a clock in the interior.
Well, someone wants to admire, someone - to enjoy. But one does not interfere with the other.
Yes, I imagine it should be very nice when you have guests, you set the table and you have such beautiful dishes. It's just a dream.
Yes, it looks very nice, but not only taken for one day. For example, for Christmas or Easter.
It also takes a lot of people for daily use.
It's just that someone is more careful to use it, someone wants to enjoy this beauty every day.
Yes really. I am very much looking forward to my order, to my plate. And I will also use it constantly.
Be sure to do.
Yes, I really like it when you have good dishes. Especially when it's your culture - it's very cool.
Thank you very much, Victoria. It was very interesting.
You told so many details, secrets about Kosiv ceramics.
And I would like to recommend to our viewers, our subscribers, be sure to find you on Instagram,
subscribe and see what it is - Kosiv ceramics.
The account of the craftswoman who makes it - it should be very interesting.
And also, of course, you can order something for yourself on the website or Instagram
such a piece of Ukrainian culture to look at it every day. I think it's ...
Thank you very much.
will be very interesting.
Thank you! Thank you, Victoria. I wish your business to develop and flourish.
And for your work to be fun, joy for you. Then we will be happy.
Thank you thank you! Only forward and only to work!
Yes, of course!
Friends, I will leave active links to your Instagram account and Victoria's website in the description of this video.
I will also be grateful to you for your kindness
and if you post this video on your social networks.
Let's spread Ukrainian culture to the world.
That's all I have. See you soon. Bye!
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