Pottery

Pottery is a form of ceramic technology, where the clay is formed into vessels, generally with utilitarian purposes in mind. The production of pottery is a process where wet clay is shaped and allowed to dry. The formed clay, or piece, is "fired" in a kiln to harden it, and is sometimes fired a second time after adding a glaze.

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Aesthetic and artistic considerations have often been part of the formation of the pottery vessels, however modern mass production techniques have replaced the traditional role of pottery with mechanized reproduction, which has in turn caused the potter to be more focused on the aesthetic than the utilitarian in industrialized nations.

Ceramic: A ceramic is an inorganic, non-metallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous (e.g., a glass). Because most common ceramics are crystalline, the definition of ceramic is often restric...

Technology: :See also: Innovation...

Vessel: :See also Wessel for persons with that similarly pronounced surname....

Pottery related Images and Photos (experimental)

Artful Pottery	Ethnis Pottery	Mission Pottery I	Mission Pottery II
Delightful Pottery	Mystic Pottery in Red	White Pottery on Shelves	Nampeya Hopi Pottery Maker
Pair of Staffordshire Pottery Tureens in the Form of Pigeons c.1790	Jardin Majorelle and Museum of Islamic Art Villa Pottery Marrakech Morocco	The Martin Brothers in the Studio at the Southall Pottery	Two Views of an Attic Red-Figure Cup Depicting a School Scene (Pottery)