Major people are making handcraft items using Pottery and Clay Objects craft in practiced even today in its traditional way and with passion. Tribal’s of U.P. region make traditional clay temple called the boy which has a small door where the deify is placed along with the fire lamp (diya) Diwali festival of light, pots and decorative items.
Rough solid and plain figures. In Mandla Among the clay products of U.P. pottery of Gorakhpur is very famous.
Pottery and Clay Objects craft is a ceramic material that has been used for building construction and decorative arts since ancient times in culture around the world. The name literally means “baked earth” is it made from natural clay. Which gives it a characteristic reddish brown color Terra-cotta may be glazed for extra durability of to provide color. It is a waterproof and very sturdy material and many ancient sculptures made from it are still in excellent shape.
This ceramic was widely used in the decorative arts of ancient china. Terra-cotta is a relatively in expensive material and glazing increasing its durability and helps it retain its original look.
This allow the water in the container and air in the home to breath and continue to renew itself other products developed from new design like tiles, pots.
Major people are making handicrafts items using natural clay. Their whole life is about collecting natured clay cleaning and preparing them for the craft work.
PROCESS OF MAKING POTTERY AND CLAY OBJECTS CRAFT
Pottery and Clay Objects craft also commonly spelled terracotta, is a building material created from clay. This material has been used in architecture & building for thousands of years. Terracotta has become widely utilized bcoz when compared to other building material, it is cheap & easy to shape, it is essentially just a clay product fired under specific technique.
Clay
Pottery and Clay Objects craft is made from clay. However different types of terracotta have different names based on where the product is made. This is partly bcoz clay harvested from ground in any particular region will have a slightly different makeup than clay found elsewhere. However wherever the terracotta is made, the 1st step is finding suitable clay depots from ground.
Refining
The new clay needs to be refined before it is made into terracotta pots, tiles or other products. This process involves drying the clay & then screening & filtering it to removed, raw, clay has foreign minerals rocks & other items that need to be removed during this process.
Moulding
Once it has been refined terracotta clay is after processed into moulds. Pooling tiles flowing tiles & architectural embellishments are just few of the mold types that are used for terracotta in building material applications. The clay is firmly prosseol into the mould so that it takes an the shape before firing.
Firing
Once the Pottery and Clay Objects craft has been pressed into the appropriate shape, it needs to be fired in order to cook & border. Pottery and Clay Objects craft falls into the category of low fire clay. This means that you must fire it at at a lower temp. than many other clay or it will melt . This can damage the kiln as well as rain the worls. Normally terracotta is fired at a temp. blue b2048 & 2079 degrees Fahrenheit.
Tools & Raw Material
The tools and raw material used in the production process are basics handmade tools which is available locally.
Clay
Clay is the key material used in the making process it is proculed from surroundings areas which is locally called as leedi manu.
Moulds
Moulds of different types & sizes are used to prepare small clay idols.
Shap tools
Shap edged tools like kroves & iron blades are used to create the motid patterns & decorations on the clays idols.
Turning wheel
Twining wheel or potter’s wheel is the main tool used the products like pots, bowls, cups and glasses etc.
Fwnoce
Household fwnoce is permanently built with mud & bricks to provide heat, the finished clay products are filled placed in the kiln & baked continuously for one day by maintaining proper temperature levels.
Fuel
The most commonly used fuel to produce the heat is wood. Charcoal, dried leaves & dried stems etc are also used according to the available.
These tools are used in idol marking process.
