Vahagn Hambarzumyan founded Sisian Ceramics in 2004. Today, he and his wife, painter Zara Gasparyan, work together to help develop and sustain Armenia’s cultural heritage—especially ceramics—in the southern part of Armenia. Sisian Ceramics studies the roots of Armenian ceramics, ancient technologies, and decorative art forms while developing local capacity in ceramics and promoting local tourism development in Sisian.
“The idea first came to my mind when I was a child. I was always interested in clay and pottery making.”