100 Latgale pods for the centuries of Latgale Congress
The activities devoted to the centuries of Latgale Congress ended on 7 May with the killing of the “100 Latgale podi Latgales centenary Congress” in the Waterlins ceramic studio in Rēzekne District AT Lendžu parish “Ceplix”.
“Everything is a hundred percent,” “delighted ceramic Maris Voguls.” “It burned very well, thanks to the good weather, the dry wood and the positive atmosphere surrounding it.” This time there were bigger and smaller pots, vases, candles, bowls and plates. Most of the clay masterpieces were composed by twin brothers, ceramic John and Maris Voguli, and some of the works were also added by the parents of the twins, the old master Voldemar Voguls, with Mrs. Olga.
The vogules stick to traditional forms, and the hands themselves consist of not only dishes but also glazes: “copper is made up of green tones, brown – iron oxide – is from rust – take a rusty piece of metal, clean the rust, collapse, sieve and colour ready,” said John Voguls. Both the ceramics themselves and the “Ceplex” people who gave each other the warm pots in their hands acknowledged that there was a strong energy and the power of nature given by the clay, the tree, and the flame of live fire.
The twin brothers Maris and John's keramic trade have taken over from his father, Voldemar. “Like a ceramic, there is a baker, a surf, a good foundation from his father, because we have done so since his childhood,” says the brothers. John and Maris are doing their pots every time they have been made by their grandfather Konstantin years ago. “Because we all have their own, we often work together.” It is more interesting to work together – you can talk, there is also a small competition that will make a faster or more unusual pot, "says John.
“Baked” can be proud of the largest ceramic hat in Latgale and throughout Latvia. As the brothers told them, in Ulmanis, this baker had been a middle-aged man, because there had been such large biscuits, which were made from two sides. This time, more than 200 different ceramic vessels were included in the Vogulu family. How the brothers laugh, 100 for this hundredth and hundreds of more for the next hundreds of years.
The event was also visited by Minister of Culture Dace Melbarde. “Latgale Congress does not exclude support for Latgale culture and language,” said the Minister. “We can all, with our joint work, prove that culture is our greatest wealth that survives time and people.”