Kasongan is the name of a village located in low lying areas in dukuh Kajen landless limestone, Bangunjiwo, Kasihan, about 8 km to the southwest of the central city of Yogyakarta or about 15-20 minutes drive from downtown Yogyakarta.
Kasongan Village is a center of pottery industry. Pottery are vessels made of clay or loam soil. This area is a residential area makers craft goods in the form of kitchen furniture and also a wide range of similar goods, mostly using clay as raw material.
Formerly, the manufacture of pottery in the village is limited to household appliances, such as jars (containers of drinking water), kendil (container for cooking), barrel (water container), anglo (stove - a furnace with charcoal for cooking fuel), and the like.
In line with the development of the era, is now making pottery is not only limited to household furnishings, but also other similar items that have high sales value in the market.
The origin Kasongan become the center of pottery industry
In the Dutch colonial period, one of the area south of Yogyakarta city of startling events that ever happened to local residents, that is a horse owned by Dutch detective found dead on top of rice fields owned by a citizen. This makes people scared to death. For fear of punishment, eventually relinquish his land and does not recognize the land again. This was followed by other villagers. Land that has been released even this then recognized by other villagers. Residents who fear finally silence around their home. Because they do not have paddy fields again, then to fill the day, they use whatever is around. They take advantage of existing soil, then mengempal-ngempalnya that was not broken when put together, and began shaping it into a variety of functions that tend to be consumer goods kitchen or children's toys. Starting from the daily life of their ancestors was a habit that ultimately reduced to the present generation who chose to become artisans tiles for kitchen furniture and toys so far.
Making Process
Basically, the process of making pottery is divided into two major parts, namely a way to manufacture printed in large quantities (mass) or directly by hand. For the process of making by hand on a cylindrical ceramic (vases, pots, jars), carried out by adding little by little over a clay that can be played. One craftsman hand side will be in while others are outside. By rotating pedestal, the automated land described above will form a cylinder with diameter and thickness scale is set through a process of suppression and withdrawal of the existing ground on both hands craftsmen.
Making pottery or ceramics, ranging from the milling process, the formation of materials using perbot, until drying product usually takes 2-4 days. Products that have been dried and then burned, before finally finishing process using a paint or paint wall tile. A gallery in Kasongan usually a family business handed down from generation to generation, they work collectively. Now the manufacture of ceramics involving neighbors neighborhood gallery owner, but the family is still responsible for material selection and supervision of production.
Modern Ceramic Design
At first these ceramics do not have the design pattern at all. But the legend of the dead horse has inspired craftsmen to create a horse motif on many products, especially the horses carrier roof complete with pottery or basket placed on a horse, other than from the frog motif, rooster and an elephant.
The development of the modern era with the influx and influence of foreign cultures through various media has brought about changes in Kasongan. After the region was first introduced by Kasongan Sapto Hudoyo around 1971-1972 with a touch of art and commercial and large-scale commercialized by Sahid Ceramics around the 1980's, now tourists can find a variety of different motifs on ceramics. Even tourists can order the types of motifs according to the desires like peacocks, dragons, roses and many others.
Pottery crafts sold in the village Kasongan varied, ranging from unique items for souvenirs small size (usually for a wedding gift), ornaments, pots for plants, interior (decorative lamps, sculptures, furniture, etc), desk chair, and many another kind.
Even in its development, rural tourism product was also varied include artificial flowers from banana leaves, bamboo furniture, mask-topengan and many others.
Results Kasongan pottery production in recent times has included many types. No longer limited to just kitchen furniture (kendil, cauldrons, Pengaron, cormorant, and others) as well as children's toys (musical instrument, frog, piggy bank). In the region will look Kasongan ceramics galleries along the street that sells a variety of decorative items and souvenirs. Form and function also have varied, ranging from small ashtrays and flower vases or pots that are large, reaching the shoulders of adults. Ornamental goods are not only having the function, but also goods and souvenirs wedding decorations.
One of the products are quite famous is the statue of the bridal pair sitting side by side. This statue is known as the Loro Blonyo. The statue was adopted from a pair of statues bride's Palace of Yogyakarta. In the Java language, Loro means two or a pair, while Blonyo means makeup through a procession of bathing and dressed.
However, the true meaning will still be a question Loro Blonyo workers in Kasongan. Loro Blonyo Trust statue will bring good luck and make a lasting domestic life when placed inside the house carrying a positive influence on the sale of a pair of ceramic sculpture.
Foreign tourist who likes model Loro Blonyo sculpture, special order with various shapes such as a dancer, guitar player, model and so forth. His clothes were no longer wear traditional Javanese clothes in addition to adopting the typical several countries, the most widely used motif Bali and Thailand, even Teracota soldier statue can be found here. Some of the ceramics gallery now has sold a pair of these unique sculptures that continue to be produced by several forms and different models.
Village Tourism Kasongan
In today's visitors can find a variety of handicraft products besides pottery. Immigrants who opened the gallery in Kasongan also influence the development of the handicraft business here. Items sold are still including local handicrafts such as coconut wood crafts, handmade crafts plants that are dried or shellfish. Kasongan handicraft business grow with the flow and opportunities. Nevertheless pottery remains a major milestone local livelihoods. Ceramics with various shapes and modern motifs and even artistic, and other handicrafts as an additional attraction Kasongan is today. Kasongan has now become an attractive tourist place with beautiful items to process the results of expertise of local residents clay.
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