Jerusalem Pottery

The Karakashian family is one of the three founding families of the art of Armenian ceramics in Jerusalem. The amazing journey started in 1919, as the 3 families were invited to Jerusalem by the British, to renovate the tiles of the Dome of the Rock on the temple mount. In Jerusalem today, Armenian pottery or Armenian ceramics has become a household phrase. When someone mentions Armenian pottery, it immediately conjures up mental images of finely hand painted floral ceramic plates, tiles and pottery, painted with cobalt blues, deep turquoises, and bright reds. But few people know the real story behind this craft, and the individuals who introduced and established this ceramic art form to the holy city, and the rest of the holy land.