Abstract:
Water, fire, air, earth and space are the basic natural elements in the planet. The processes of clqy n/are
manufacturing can be described as a result of the above mentioned elements. At the beginning clqy tuas used as a
material to createfigures and sculptures rather than manufacturing objects. Sri Lanka is famous for the pottery
industry from beginning of the civilization and it has a great history. GraduallY it u/as developed as a cottage level
indtlStry. It can be identified as a knOilliedge transferring mift from generation to generation. Honeoer, with the
passage of time clqy culinary items became less popular. It has been found that thry have not been paid proper
attention and concern about the design. It is not updated to cater the present social context. The main objective of
this research is to explore kry factors to uplift the culinary product in Sri Lanka. It has been inspired to conduct
this research; otherwise it I1lz/1 become a cfying traditional craft in Sri Lanka.
