Ceramıc And Pottery Made In Anatolıa
Posted on 12 September, 2020 by M.İlker AKIN
CERAMIC AND POTTERY MADE IN ANATOLIA
MATERIAL USED
Ceramic clay (dough), a sufficiently large table, water pots, sponge, brushes, knife, thin metal rods, rope, molds and potter's wheel.
PREPARATION OF MUD
-It has 25-30% water retention within a good mud.
A systematic way is followed to prepare such a sludge.
First, clay is extracted from suitable places.
Then, the soil is sifted through a sieve or a tightly knit sieve.
-Cleaned soil is kept in the sun for a few days in this state.
- The aerated soil is taken into the private resting pool and a certain amount of water is added.
In the meantime, the pool water is mixed and the garbage that cannot be removed with a sieve is brought to the surface and filtered.
-After the mixture in the first resting pond is kept for a while, the sludge sediment becomes denser at the bottom.
After that, the water of the pool is transferred to the second resting pool.
-This water contains very small particles of clay.
- From this water that is kept for a long time, a fine precipitate is obtained, which is used as an adhesive in the glazing and production of the ceramic.
-The sludge, drained in the first resting pool, is dried by keeping it in the sun for a while and then cut into molds.
-This molds are then stored in a cool and shade place.
Thus, the completion of the ceramic raw dough is completed.
-The following processes are carried out in the ceramic workshop and on the potter bench.
-There are two additives that add density to the sludge during kneading and facilitate kneading.
-These are sand and samot.
MAKING CERAMIC WITH A WHEEL
The potter's wheel is a workbench that consists of a large circular table that rotates horizontally and a smaller table connected to a shaft that transmits the main movement and is used for making pottery.
- The circular movement of the tray rotated by the potter's foot is reflected on the other tray by the spindle, making it easier to shape objects by hand.
-After this process, decoration and baking processes are started.