Pottery Basics

Author: Liu Musi, Wei Jia, Zhao Lantao, Yu Youxi
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: is a popular mass leisure activity in recent years, as evidenced by the emergence of pottery studios across various regions. The raw materials for pottery making are mostly primitive media, processed using relatively ancient shaping methods. People enjoy the sensation of clay spinning in their hands, the fantasy of slurry flowing through their fingers, the process of releasing emotions during pottery creation, and the elusive changes in the kiln during firing. Pottery making is entirely handcrafted, which not only enhances manual skills but also improves artistic aesthetic appreciation and greatly benefits intellectual development. Therefore, many art colleges and comprehensive universities have opened pottery creation courses to understand the current state of global pottery art, master the basic principles of pottery shaping, familiarize themselves with pottery-making techniques, broaden professional scope, and develop students' artistic thinking and creative abilities. Many large, medium, and primary schools across the country have also established professional pottery studios for quality education. This textbook is a pottery-making guide, explaining the basic knowledge and methods of pottery creation.