Pottery is basically an art work or craft of the person who makes things from mud known as potter. Pottery is a ceramic material pottery wares which includes earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. Mostly the pottery is done with clay. Clay is a fine grained natural rock or soil material.
These objects are made from damp clay mixed with other materials. These objects are made in potter’s wheel with hands. Potter’s wheel is a machine used in shaping of round ceramic ware. Firstly a round and moist lumpy clump of clay body is put at a wheel head or a bat attached to the machine (The term "bat" refers to a secondary disc or square, made of wood - or more recently plastic - the lump of clay is attached to it instead of the wheel head, The clump is made even and forced to the center of the wheel by applying pressure with the hands. The thrower finds the center of the clay by moving a thumb across the clump until no more friction is felt. The thumb is pressed into the center of the clump, stopping about 5 mm from the wheel head. The hole thus made is widened. The sides thus defined are pulled up and made thinner by pressure between the hands. The vessel is shaped, and the mouth is smoothed. The vessel is cut from the wheel head (or bat) with a cheese wire.
The object made is then kept to dry in a kiln usually below 600°C. After drying the clay becomes hard and stiff. These objects can also be decorated by doing paintings, glazing and carving on them.
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