Pottery is the ceramic material which makes up pottery wares, of which major types include Earthenware , stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery (plural "potteries"). Pottery also refers to the art or craft of a potter or the manufacture of pottery.
Pottery as one of the ancient arts of human being has been practiced since begging of their life.it was practiced to meet their daily needs and Potters have been forming vessels from clay bodies for millions of years.they may whatever they needed out of clay. Since containers and dishes made out of clay were not made using potter’s wheel and they were not fired in kiln they were very fragile.
Pottery is made by forming a clay body into objects of a desired shape and heating them to high temperatures in a kiln which removes all the water from the clay, which induces reactions that lead to permanent changes including increasing their strength and hardening and setting their shape. A clay body can be decorated before or after firing. Prior to some shaping processes, clay must be prepared.
Pottery must be fired to a temperature high enough to mature the clay, meaning that the high temperature hardens the piece to enable it to hold water. An integral part of this firing is the addition of liquid glaze (it may be painted on or dipped in the glaze) to the surface of the unfired pot, which changes chemical composition and fuses to the surface of the fired pot. Then, the pottery is called vitreous, meaning it can hold water.
Nowadays artists use clay as a tool of expressing their emotions and reflect their creativity in their works.
No comments:
Post a Comment