AT a modest workshop in Kuala Selangor, Ramadas Vengidasalam and his son Velavar’s masterful hands meticulously arrange carefully crafted claypots, still damp from the traditional moulds. The fine lines on each form reflect decades of training in patience.
Velavar Pottery stands witness to a generational art form. Here, ordinary clay is transformed into art, diligently shaped before being surrendered to a fiery kiln where its structure sets.
Every pot isn’t just a vessel, but proof of handiwork that carries stories of culture, continuity of tradition, and the soul of an artist who believes in the value of crafts.
In the modern world of bustle and speed, this small workshop seems to slow time. Ramadas not only shapes clay, but breathes life into heritage for the coming generations.
Through his camera lenses, photographer KHAIRUL HELMY unveils the fine art of pottery, a reflection of tradition in Kuala Selangor.
Ramadas Vengidasalam meticulously arranges handmade claypots at his traditional workshop, Velavar Pottery, in Kuala Selangor. — Picture by MOHD KHAIRUL HELMY MOHD DIN/MEDIA SELANGOR
Velavar Ramadas shapes clay into unique pieces of art, a symbol of diligence and generations of tradition, at his traditional workshop, Velavar Pottery, in Kuala Selangor. — Picture by MOHD KHAIRUL HELMY MOHD DIN/MEDIA SELANGOR
A clay vessel shaped by the masterful hands of Velavar Ramadas at his traditional workshop, Velavar Pottery, in Kuala Selangor. — Picture by MOHD KHAIRUL HELMY MOHD DIN/MEDIA SELANGOR
Velavar Ramadas (left) places handmade claypots into a firing kiln as his father Ramadas Vengidasalam prepares the next batch, at his traditional workshop, Velavar Pottery, in Kuala Selangor. — Picture by MOHD KHAIRUL HELMY MOHD DIN/MEDIA SELANGOR
Rows of handmade claypots are lined up for drying and firing at Velavar Pottery, a traditional pottery workshop in Kuala Selangor. — Picture by MOHD KHAIRUL HELMY MOHD DIN/MEDIA SELANGOR
Velavar Ramadas shapes clay on a throwing wheel to create unique pieces of art, at his traditional workshop, Velavar Pottery, in Kuala Selangor. — Picture by MOHD KHAIRUL HELMY MOHD DIN/MEDIA SELANGOR
Rows of handmade clay vessels seen drying at Velavar Pottery, a traditional workshop in Kuala Selangor. — Picture by MOHD KHAIRUL HELMY MOHD DIN/MEDIA SELANGOR
Velavar Ramadas prepares clay for his handmade pots, at his traditional workshop, Velavar Pottery, in Kuala Selangor. — Picture by MOHD KHAIRUL HELMY MOHD DIN/MEDIA SELANGOR
Velavar Ramadas throws clay into a mixer at his traditional workshop, Velavar Pottery, in Kuala Selangor. — Picture by MOHD KHAIRUL HELMY MOHD DIN/MEDIA SELANGOR
Velavar Ramadas (left) speaks to a customer admiring one of his handmade claypots, at his traditional workshop, Velavar Pottery, in Kuala Selangor. — Picture by MOHD KHAIRUL HELMY MOHD DIN/MEDIA SELANGOR
