Although I wish we could glaze the pottery we make because it could bring out the design we created. Bring our creation more to life because it looks different after firing then it would look during the firing. I also learned history of pottery types and by region. The one most interesting to me would be Europe style. They shaped there pottery based on new cultural influences, but also new technology.
The Doric order used sturdy columns with little decoration; the Ionic order was more elegant, but required more highly refined mathematical skills to properly distribute the weight of the roof; the Corinthian order was highly stylized, and was not in popular use until its adoption by the Romans (“Art,” n.d., para. 2). The development of the arch in Roman architecture allowed for a greater use of open spaces, though columns remained ever in fashion (Andrews, 2012, para. 8). The temples in Greece and Rome differed slightly in function as well as design.
Two of the greatest civilzations on earth, Egyptian and Greek cultures had a long and glorious history between them. Both cultures contributed many marvelious artistic styles and designs in various fields of art and architecture. They each have their unqiue design philosophies, yet they also share many similaries. These two respective cultures has influenced many modern day designs which shows that memorible designs are truly timeless. Some of the comparitive areas of Egyptian and Greek cultures include sculptures, pottery making, and various architectural designs.
Charles II as well as James wore traditional clothing from the prior century and yielded little desire to alter the clothing styles for the new century. However, given enough time and influence from the French and Italians the English culture became more stylish wearing colorful printed fabrics and stylish head pieces which frequently consisted of wigs. In order to keep up with their mother-country Americans copied the English way of dress. Hair was hard to style during these times, so most people simply wore wigs. The wig consisted mainly of real human hair or horse hair.
POTTER’S WHEEL In pottery, a potter's wheel is a machine used in the shaping of round ceramic ware. The wheel may also be used during the process of trimming the excess body from dried ware and for applying incised decoration or rings of color. Use of the potter's wheel became widespread throughout the Old World but was unknown in the Pre-Columbian New World, where pottery was hand-made by methods that included coiling and beating. A potter's wheel may occasionally be referred to as a "potter's lathe". However, that term is better used for another kind of machine that is used for a different shaping process, turning, similar to that used for shaping of metal and wooden articles.
Kyle Burke Throwing on the Potter’s Wheel Sitting at the wheel with a perfectly centered cylinder of clay gliding through slip covered hands, can be an activity that brings peace, as well as a feeling of empowerment; I cant help but feel that I will be a potter for the rest of my life. As early as 24,000 BC, humans were involved in ceramics (History, Par. 1). Back this far in our past, only simple figurines were constructed out of clay and made into the shapes of animals and humans. It was not until almost 10,000 years later, as communities have begun to be established, that the use for clay had evolved.
The number of symbols was reduced to 600 signs, which increasingly were phonological. By 2500 BCE the scribe would use a reed stylus with a wedge-shaped tip to stamp or imprint (rather than draw) single wedge-shapes in wet clay. (Cuneiform comes from the Latin term cuneus, meaning "wedge.") The direction of writing changed to left-to-right horizontal rows, which meant a right-handed scribe would not risk smudging his previous writing as he imprinted the words. The scribes also began adjusting the angle of the tablet to make a wider variety of impressions.
For that purpose early technology soon finds another material which is cheap, widely available and (by comparison with stone) relatively light. This material is clay. Not all societies have developed the useful craft of pottery. Nomads tend not to be potters. The technical demands of pottery do not fit well with life on the move, and pots are too fragile for a nomadic existence.
The early people who scraped primitive drawings onto cave walls used some of the same tools and techniques that artisans still use today. Since then engraving gave the beginning for the art of inlay! D. Preview: Because the entire history of the art of inlay up to modern times is too extensive i will focus only on three questions: Why did people inlay? what materials and technique do modern artists use for inlay? Transition: Let`s find out why ancient people did inlay.
Because of pottery’s durability, it comprises a large part of the archaeological record of the Ancient Greece, and since there is so much of it, it has exerted a large influence on the understanding of Greek society. Each period has its own style of decorations. Although, Greek pottery was used to explain myths and legends, it also had many other uses. Greek pottery is famed for its range of uses, from large storage containers for oil and grain to small pots meant to hold perfumes to vessels used strictly for ceremonial purposes, as much as for the range of motifs, patterns and painting techniques utilized, or used, by Greek artisans. As you can see, there are many uses for Greek pottery.