Production clay toys to Bryansk Region arose in the ancient Mglin

Mglin since ancient times was the center of potter's productions, thanks to huge stocks of clay. Toys appeared in the XIX century. Trade existed till 70th of the XX century and gradually died away. But he was not fated to stop! At the beginning of the 80th the young artist Khomrachev A. V.. It set the purpose – to revive art of national clay toys. From old masters it learned elements of potter's craft, mastered a molding of toys and learned to put in them "voice". Thanks to Khomracheva A. V., the mglinsky national toy found a rebirth, and the master gained wide recognition. In...