BANDULU POTTERY

 

BANDULU POTTERY

Anyer is located on the West Coast, Serang Regency, Banten. Anyer is famous for its beach tourism which is always nice to see. The beauty of white sand, blue sea, blue sky, and orange sunset in the afternoon, a perfect blend of natural beauty that you never get tired of enjoying. But apart from the famous Anyer Beach, it turns out that there are many tourist attractions that can be visited while you are in Anyer. One of them is a tourist spot for making pottery or known as 'Bandulu Pottery'.

Tourists visiting Anyer are highly recommended to visit Pottery Village which offers an extraordinary tourist experience. The Anyer Pottery Processing Center is located right in Bandulu Village. Therefore, this area's pottery is called 'Bandulu Pottery'. Bandulu pottery is very famous, especially around the Anyer area. In addition, the marketing of its products is sold outside the city and even abroad.

Historically, Bandulu Pottery has been around for more than fifteen years and its owner are not native residents of Anyer but comes from outside the city. The owner established Bandulu Pottery with the aim of improving the quality of human resources for local residents by training in pottery making as a skill that hopes to improve their economy. In addition, according to the owner, Anyer is an area that has a lot of potential that can be optimized, many tourists, both local and foreign, travel to Anyer to enjoy the beauty of its beaches.

The owner also hopes that the Bandulu Pottery can become a place for art education. Therefore, pottery making will be another interesting destination to visit besides the beach. There, you can witness the process of making pottery directly by the craftsmen, besides that you are given the opportunity to learn how to make pottery guided by the craftsmen and the results of the manufacture can be taken home. It sounds exciting right? Besides traveling, you can also learn to make pottery.

Bandulu Pottery often gets visits from educational institutions, especially schools, both elementary and even universities, for art education tours. Students who visit this tourist attraction usually learn to make pottery which are guided directly by craftsmen. Therefore, Bandulu Pottery received many visit certificates as a form of appreciation.

Regarding the products that are made, they vary greatly both in terms of type and size. These products can be in the form of home decorations, kitchen equipment, and so on according to consumer demand. Bandulu pottery gets a lot of orders, especially from hotels around Anyer. Not infrequently, the craftsmen get orders from health agencies to make baby placenta disposal containers. Moreover, the marketing of Bandulu pottery products penetrates abroad.

Regarding the method of manufacture, the manufacture of Bandulu Pottery products has several processes, namely: the process of selecting and extracting clay, the process of processing clay, the process of forming clay, the process of drying pottery, and the process of burning pottery.

Here are the steps to make Bandulu Pottery.

 

Clay selection and extraction process

In making pottery, the selection of clay is very important to get maximum results. The clay used comes from the surrounding area and from outside the city.

 

Clay processing

After the clay selection process, the next step is to process the clay. The selected and extracted clay can be lightly watered and moistened is until it gets the right texture.

 

Clay formation process

In the formation process, you are trained to create the creativity you want to create through a turning tool.

 

Pottery drying process

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After finishing making the desired shape of the pottery, the next step is the drying process which takes approximately two weeks or depending on the weather. In addition, pottery must be dried in direct sunlight.

 

Pottery burning process

            Pottery tools or utensils that are tough and dry will then go through the combustion process in a large furnace which aims to prevent the pottery from being easily damaged and broken.

 

What do you think?

Through the explanation above, are you interested to visit Bandulu Pottery located in Bandulu Village, Anyer?

Bandulu pottery can be an interesting tourist destination, right?

 

 

Source : Interview with Mr. Ipul as Bandulu Pottery manager.