The art of pottery and ceramics


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art of pottery from the evidence inherent and distinctive
of the civilizations of the world; it reflects the degree of development and
civilization. 


And pottery, although it is the simplest forms of art, is in fact the most
difficult character. 


Is simpler because it has the nature of the primitive, and because they are
common among the public. 


However, it is more difficult; because they involve a form of abstraction.

Pottery has become a common in Egypt since prehistoric times, and the beginning
of the Egyptian presence in the Delta and the Nile Valley. 


Can archaeological history of the chronology of the most ancient civilizations
through pottery; for the method of manufacture and decoration, before the
prevalence of writing.
The oldest types of pottery were made manually, from the mud, and then left to
dry under the sun. 

After the discovery of fire, the pottery burn; to become more solid and durable,
and longer-lived. 


And invented the potter's wheel in the era of the old state; to be managed in
the left hand, while the pottery is the right hand. 


In the earlier periods of Egyptian civilization, the pieces typically decorated
pottery; forms and animal forms of complex and trim engineering, plant and
animal color. 

Pottery WheelAnd the beginning of the Fourth Dynasty, the less attention to decoration and
manufacture of ordinary pottery for daily use.

Since the porous pottery, artists have money to use a glass ornament for the
production of ceramics known as Egypt; that was made by adding silicon sand
layer and the transparent glass, and preferably painted blue and green. 


Then received less attention pottery industry during the era of the modern
state; and replaced glassware decorated pottery, remained during the Ptolemaic
and Roman times.

Then came the Fatimid era to flourish industry faience "faience", which carries
a fee and a wonderful decoration forms in humans and birds, animals and plants;
as well as geometric shapes and lines spoken technical kaffiyeh, the spectacle
of dance, music and fishing. 


As depicted by some of the daily social activities; such as logging and cockpit. 
It has met with particular attention to the craft during the reign of the
Ayyubid; Thus was born the Ayyubid faience "Porcelain." 
Handbuilt Ceramics: Pinching * Coiling * Extruding * Molding * Slip Casting * Slab Work( A Lark Ceramics Book)We have known this type of porcelain Btinth soft and exquisite glass decoration,
flooring, green, black ornaments, and fees for the wonderful plants and birds
and animals. 

Appeared on the porcelain in the Mamluk era images of animals lying on the
floral mimic nature; painted blue and black under the glaze: In order to give
the impression of Persian art, and the decorations such as dragons and birds
punishment. 


The Egyptian faience industry declined after the Turkish conquest
in 1517, when imported large quantities of Chinese porcelain through Asia Minor


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Vessels (bowl) of pottery painted in blue, white and black, and
decorated with hexagons in two forms, one inside the other.
And the heart of China from the top edge is decorated with floral branches from
which half palmettos modified leaves. 

This is followed by a further limitation, part of which is
decorated, surrounded by a black thread; then geometric and floral forms in
black.

Pottery industry in the United Arab Emirates


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Industry is the traditional crafts of pottery, which interested the people of the region since ancient times, as it demonstrates that archaeological techniques conducted on the pottery were scattered for thousands of years, the presence of materials suitable for this industry, the need of the population to pottery for cooking and water conservation, and still the industry found in many parts of the Gulf States, and are concentrated in the United Arab Emirates in Ras Al Khaimah. and mud varies by region brings them to be used in the manufacture of pottery. The mud used in the UAE is the red mud and clay green and yellow clay, is mixed with some older types and certain proportions are brought mud from the nearby mountains in the Valley included. The white clay used in the industry Veetm newly imported from Iran.



Pottery craft inherited by family Fakhouri Palestine


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Remembering the pottery industry in the Palestinian city of Hebron to jump to memory Fakhouri family that she started the craft, and inherited from their ancestors decades ago.

This is an important source of family the best kind of pottery was locally made, and became their products up to the markets near and far despite the many obstacles they face as a result of occupation and living conditions.

After the strict measures of the occupation in the old city of Hebron, the family had to move her career Fakhouri heritage to the industrial area in the city to continue work from there profession grandparents and parents.

The owners say they are notorious for their craft Bmsnoathm the Old City of Hebron and near the Ibrahimi Mosque, where markets were open, and visitors come from everywhere and buy beautiful antiques.


Manufactures burned in furnaces thousand degrees Celsius temperature (Al-Jazeera Net)
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According to Salah Fakhouri Sun heirs to the profession they Toatera craft and learned from their ancestors, who less serious tone nearly three hundred years, until he became the family now have seven plants and factories for pottery hand-worked by more than a hundred people of all ages.

And the profession about the nature of change between past and present, the man stated that the entry of technology, specifically electricity helped to shorten the production time pointing out that the nature of the products also have been changed where they stopped the manufacture of pottery jugs, dishes and eating utensils, cooking and went to the tourist industry as an industry artifacts, landscapes, flowers and other basins.

And on the stages of pottery production, "said Fakhouri It starts to bring the soil type" cloud ", which mixes with soil and some ordinary red sand and certain proportions of water and leave for a month and then dried under the sun for ten days, the hue and stored for periods up to a year, but after twenty days beginning the process of mixing the mud again and manufacturing by craftsmen.

After completion of the pottery types indicated that they leave one day and then two days the sun shade, and then burn in the oven temperature about 1000 degrees Celsius for a full day. Then a product as a reddish color but if you add salt to anything, it would be closer to white, and then becomes a viable marketing and use, sticks to break.

On the pottery market, Fakhouri said it goes beyond the Palestinian territories to Israel and neighboring countries to European countries and America, which imports a lot of grooming products, especially manufactures small-sized ones.

Renewable industry
For his part, Abdul Salam Fakhouri, which operates in this profession 25 years ago he inherited from his father, Industry and grandparents, citing weakening sales market, compared with a situation seven years ago.


Abdul Salam working pottery industry for 25 years (Al-Jazeera Net)
He also said he is keen to innovate its product and invent new forms of pottery and to enter the market, but complain about the decline in sales to more than half, at a time when increased production and marketing costs significantly.

As if the industry had affected him particularly on the hands of the frequent use of mud, Abdel-Salam said he was not suffering from any problem, pointing out that the pottery depends on the nature and specific soil and one hundred percent free of any chemicals or harmful.

Does not appear to Abdul Salam Fakhouri concern for the future of this profession in particular and more than a hundred people employed by the family, but said it needs to both amateur and skilled and encouragement to continue.

Pottery industry in Tunisia


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Pottery in the area of Tunisia welcomed the renewal and innovation
Pottery industry is witnessing boom in Tunisia, taking advantage of technological developments and prosperity of tourism. 

Pottery sector offers plenty of room for innovation and added, have benefited, like other sectors of technological development and the qualitative leap achieved by the industrial sector in general, where he developed a number of artisans of the industry to be able to export and meet all quality requirements and specifications. 

Although the evolution of pottery is still dependent on artisanal touches, talents and technical expertise in the formation of vessels and others, while the pottery industry has evolved dramatically in templates are no longer even rely on sophisticated machinery in the formation of artifacts, however, the field of innovation and creativity in the industry remains welcomed with broad prospects. 

In an interview with Mr. Fawzi Al-Mannai, a craftsman has about 20 years of experience in the formation and traditional pottery, among Our contact, who was then in connection with the millstone of the mud makes them pride, that this profession is still traditional, and can only be as long as the furnaces run on wood and Alvittorp work. 

He noted that the traditional pottery industry has evolved, where he became artisans using forming machine powered by electricity, but remain artisanal touches are very important in the preparation of China or other jar, and that all the pots made of clay is dried in the conventional oven and are then distributed to currency specialists in the decorators .
He noted that the vessels of domestic use is not coated with either coated pots and ornamental, it appeals to foreign tourists as well as Tunisians. 
He stressed that the workshops of traditional products are still booming despite a drop in the number of such workshops and change another modern kilns operate.
He believed that the craft, which has witnessed and met with some popularity can be boosted thanks to Iqbal, more young people to learn and thanks to the wealth of potential and significant opportunities for innovation. 

Craft on its way to extinction 

But Mr. Ahmed Ouislati who specialized in the manufacture of derbouka for more than 42 years believes otherwise and that this craft is now confined only to some of the workshops that are declining in number, after it fell on buying derbouka that were present in each home.
Our contact and by the fear that the disappearance of this craft, especially with the reluctance of young people to turn them. 

He stressed that derbouka make a traditional manner, and has been developed and set up manually, and placed in a conventional oven and is decorated with paint manufactured locally and then cover the lamb or goat skin and flourish trade particularly in the summer with the achievement of peak tourist season. 

A thriving industry 

Confirmed to us by Mr. Hisham Shalli of art in modern ceramics workshop that the industry has evolved, a prosperous and important find popular products and exported mainly to France, Spain and Italy as well as some neighboring countries.
Our contact and that the craft industry, which later became available thanks to the many jobs the boom witnessed in their products. 

He noted that the workshops, kilns, which operate on modern types of clay used especially good clay Tabarka, can be customized easily compare ventricular Nabeul as he used to make pots and ceramics with high standards, and these vessels noted that they are placed in the oven twice to the modern does not wear coating which makes it more expensive than traditional pottery
The spokesman stressed that the area of pottery and porcelain from the areas in which creativity and innovation thrive, making the industry thriving and has received a significant turnout of all segments, categories, especially by tourists. 

He noted that the ceramic vessels used for decoration and also used by restaurant owners and homemakers to provide all the delicious cuisine, especially couscous, which provides special teams in this popular dish. 

On the other hand Our contact said that the increase in the cost of production caused by the high price of natural gas prices remain despite the compromise, compared to electricity prices.

Terracotta Pots 2


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This pot is imported from Italy and is very ornate. It is decorated in garlands and medallions. Lovely clay that is 
 100% terra cotta, with a nice smooth finish and wonderful warm terracotta color. Don't forget to get a saucer to match. Comes in many large sizes that will hold large bushes, or trees. Used in commercial and residential settings. Italian clay is known for being the very best in the pottery business. Size D thru H are to heavy to go UPS or Fed Ex Ground

water-tight vase


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Each piece of pottery in this section is both useful and beautiful as a water-tight vase or as the perfect accent piece. By blending historical and modern aesthetics with natura, eco-friendly materials, these elegant shapes honor the past while appealing to modern sensibilities. The original shape was sculpted by William D. Gates.
This line of art pottery was originally produced from 1899 throught 1920 by the American Terra Cotta and Ceramics Company, located in Terra Cotta, Illinois. There are about 500 different shapes, whose forms can be catorized as architectural, organic or classical. All items are special order and not returnable.

Ceramic Abstract Tribal Vase


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Blue Mountain Pottery


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Blue Mountain Pottery was a Canadian pottery company located in Collingwood, Ontario. It was founded in 1947 by Jozo Wieder and closed in 2004 Originally producing hand painted ski motifs on purchased blanks. Production of the red clay items started in 1953-1954. It produced various types of pottery, from animal figurines to jugs, pots and vases. The company's products have a large fan base and are collected worldwide.

Blue Mountain Pottery items feature a unique, trademarked glazing process known as "reflowing decorating." Two different liquid glazes, one light and one dark in color, were applied. During the firing process the glazes would run, creating streaking patterns unique to each piece.

Blue Mountain Pottery items were available in the traditional green hues, but also in harvest gold, cobalt blue, mocha, pewter, red, and brown

Castle Hedingham Ware


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Castle Hedingham Ware An art pottery studio founded by Edward Bingham at Castle Hedingham in Essex, England. It was in production from 1864 to 1901 and made in a style reminiscent of medieval and Tudor wares. Bingham produced some large items, with 'Essex' jugs up to three feet high being typical. Bingham also made many smaller yet colourful frequently mimicking the medieval revival style.

The pottery is somewhat similar to Elton Ware pottery made by Sir Edmund Eltham of Clevedon Court in Somerset at about the same time. However, Elton was more adventurous with his materials and experimented with slip as well as specialist glazes including a striking development of the crackle glaze. Castle Hedingham pottery was less refined in its finish.

Making Native American Pottery


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Characteristics


Two tools that are most commonly associated with pottery making, the potter's wheel and the kiln, are not used at all in making Native American pottery. Because of this, the techniques used in making and firing Native American pottery by hand are consistent among North American pot makers. Because you will not be using a potter's wheel or kiln, you must spend more time preparing your clay and shaping it so that there will be no air bubbles in the clay when you fire it.

Preparing Clay

To start your pot, you must first have clay. You can purchase this clay from a hobby store, or collect natural clay dug from the surrounding land. The best natural clay can be found near the seashore or around inland streams. It's consistency must be plastic enough that you can roll it into a coil or bend it without cracking. The clay should be mixed with tempering items such as crushed pot shards and seashells, grasses and sand to help bond the clay together and prevent it from cracking during the firing process. Then knead the clay just like you would a lump of bread dough. The clay may need to be kneaded for long hours to remove air bubbles.

Construction

When the clay has no more air bubbles, pinch off a little section of the clay lump to make the base. Shape this clay into a disk that is at least 1/4-inch thick. Place this disk in a large wooden mixing bowl to shape it. Use the interior curve of the bowl to help shape your clay pot. When your base is formed, roll lumps of clay into long noodles that are approximately 1/2-inch to 1-inch thick. Score the sides of these noodles along the edges. Keep a bowl of water nearby, and wet the clay if it seems to be drying out. Coil the noodles onto the top of the base, and stack them on top of one another to form the sides of the pot. As you build up the sides of the pot, smooth out the sides using an upward motion inside of the vessel, and a downward motion outside. Work the sides to eliminate any air bubbles that might form in between the coils. Once the vessel is complete, let the clay dry to a leather-like consistency.

Firing

Firing techniques of Native Americans involve no construction and are easy to reproduce. First dig a shallow pit that is large enough to hold all your pots if they are stacked upside down without touching. Line the pit with rocks and stack the pots inside this pit. Build a small preparation fire to warm the pots and rocks and prevent stress fractures that develop from getting hot too rapidly. Stack hardwood teepee style around the pottery, and stack fast-burning kindling underneath this. Set this on fire, and allow the fire to burn down. Then bank it with wet leaves so that it will cool slowly and prevent stress fractures from forming

Collectible American Salt Glaze Pottery


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Approximately seven hundred years ago a German potter threw some salt into his kiln while it was in the middle of firing a piece of earthenware pottery. It likely wasn't "delusions of alchemy" that caused him to do it, but a bold test. All craft techniques begin somewhere. When the potter carefully removed the cooled piece from the kiln, the translucent glass-like finish on the pot may have left his apprentices stunned – the potter, himself, carefully holding it against his leather apron, mumbling "My precious," in early Rhineland dialect. He had just invented potter's gold. Salt glaze pottery.

The salt glaze on pottery was and is formed when sodium chloride (salt) is added to the potter's kiln while the pots are being fired at full heat. A chemical reaction between the silica in the clay and the salt results in the finished pot having a nubby texture and a clear glassy finish. Some collectors of salt glaze pottery liken the nubby texture to that of orange peel.

When the New World was being colonized, immigrants from Germany brought the technique with them and those early American stoneware pieces that survived time are very collectible today.

Collectible Salt Glaze Pottery

In the United States, most collectible salt glaze pottery pieces are simple in design and heavy. They are most often collected as crocks, jugs, butter churns and pitchers. The most sought after are those with well-known maker's marks, names and dates. Collectors who are purists may only collect cobalt blue stoneware salt glaze crocks or salt glaze pottery with depictions of animals or flowers or those from a particular area. Collectors of American folk art and early Americana of all kinds are drawn the primitive nature of the these early stoneware pieces.

Some important American potters in collectible salt glaze pottery include Cowden and Wilcox, E. W. Farrington and Co., J.P. Plummer, Richard C. Remney, Wade and Henry, William Henry Crisco, Redwing, A. Lambrite and Frederick Carpenter.

Where to Find American Salt Glaze Pottery

The best places to find American salt glaze pottery are online and at estate or country auctions. On-site auctions held at old farms usually offer up several pieces of old salt glaze pottery. Most stoneware salt glaze pottery was utilitarian in nature rather than decorative. And until tin, plastic and other materials came along, pottery held flour, sugar, butter, milk and all the staples the farm family needed. So farm auctions are always a good source for salt glaze pottery.

There are also numerous antique shows across the United States and held throughout the year that are specifically designed for showcasing American folk art, including American stoneware pottery.

Ebay usually has several pages of salt glaze pottery, but beware of reproductions. When a collector can't touch and inspect the piece, she can never be sure if the "good deal" is a good deal until after she's paid for it.

Price Guide for Salt Glaze Pottery

Authentic and rare early American salt-glaze pottery pieces can fetch thousands of dollars – even if chipped or cracked. In 2001 a cracked cobalt blue butter churn from the 19th century sold at a Sothebys auction for over $25 thousand. It was in poor condition and missing the lid. In 2007 a salt glaze butter churn sold at a Sothebys auction for $18 thousand. These values are rare.

Recent eBay sales include a salt glaze cobalt blue jug for $330, a cobalt blue crock for $149 and a Redwing 4 gallon crock for $145. There are always numerous smaller pieces that sell for as little as $10, so eBay is usually a good place to search.

Expect to pay over $1000 for very rare pieces as there is a lot of competition for these.

Living with a Salt Glaze Pottery Collection

All collectibles should be displayed together for the wow factor rather than have the pieces scattered around the home. A collection of cobalt blue stoneware salt glaze pottery is stunning in an old open pine cupboard or lined up on simple shelves. Large crocks hold umbrellas, jugs hold flowers, and crocks can hold fruit. Living with a salt glaze pottery collection means using the pieces as well as displaying them proudly. Readers interested in learning how to use, handle and clean antique stoneware pottery
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