subject: Vases Are Also Painted And Finished By Firing In Hot Ovens [print this page] While usually a vase has a standard shape; the base, the flared body, the slimmer long neck and the lip that curves out. Modern vases however have eclectic shapes and sizes and could range from very expensive individually made to factory-made wholesale vases.
The materials used to make vases is also very diverse; porcelain, ceramic, glass, oven-baked clay, wood, bamboo and even metals such as brass, copper, silver. Just as the shape and the material of vases has a wide variety so also the size. Tiny vases called as vaselets are used to hold a single stem of rose or large urn-like flower vases are used to hold a large bunch of flowers in a decorative arrangement. Such huge vases adorn the huge high-end hotel lobbies or business places.
Wholesale vases are available in wholesale stores or can be bought online. These are usually in a standard size, shape and material and are factory-made. Many restaurants that require uniformity in their display use wholesale vases in the restaurant to adorn each table.
Many vases are made individually by hand or even if the basic body of the vase is machine-made, the vases are decorated and finished individually. The Ming Vases of 15th Century China are rare and beautiful objects that were meticulously designed and decorated with dyes and gold-leaf by skilled artists. Porcelain and ceramic vases are also painted and finished by firing in hot ovens that give them a polished, shiny surface and bright colors and designs.
Many techniques have been developed to create wholesale vases that appear as though they are individually made. Hence now you can get cheaper wholesale vases that look like hand-crafted ones. Many countries are well known for their own local arts and crafts. Artisans from these countries like India, Pakistan, Nepal and south-east Asia bring their own art to the craft of making vases. Colors and designs that are used to adorn vases differ with tradition and culture but the rich variety that these countries boast off are truly appreciable.
The skill and art of these local artisans cannot be used in wholesale vases since hand-crafted vases cannot all be exactly the same. Also they cannot be mass-produces like wholesale vases. Hence, while hand-crafted vases are beautiful and expensive and adorn the homes and establishments of the higher class of society, the lower and middle class uses the wholesale vases that can also hold the cut fresh flowers to adorn their humble abodes.
