One Day Ceramics History Lesson

This lesson recreates the first 3000 years of pottery making in one to two hours.

One day ceramics history lesson.

Clay has been used for many things throughout human history. They develop criteria for value and meaning of these objects and create a timeline to situate the objects in history. The course caters for complete beginner upwards. Usually offered twice a month on two different days of the week.

The ceramic industry is one of the ancient on our planet. Settled communities manufactured tiles in mesopotamia and india almost 10 000 years later. The potter s wheel did not appear in history until only 4 000 years ago. The instructor will begin a discussion to find out more about the participants previous experience with clay as well as their expectations from.

Our one day pottery workshop is suitable for anyone with or without prior experience in working with ceramics. This timeline looks at some key points in the history of ceramics and the advancements in engineering and medical frontiers made using ceramics. Ceramics is one of the most ancient industries going back thousands of years. Once humans discovered that clay could be found in abundance and formed into objects by first mixing with water and then firing a key industry was born.

These advanced ceramics can accomplish things that are beyond the capability of traditional ceramics. Over the last 100 years new classes of ceramics not necessarily clay based have been developed. Human and animal figurines of clay have been traced back to 24 000bc. A writing surface building material money storage containers cooking vessels and serving plates electronic device parts ceramic shields or tiles.

The main construction methods were pinch and coil methods. Founded in 1898 the american ceramic society was formed at a convention of the national brick manufacturers association in pittsburgh pa. This is a 1 day pottery throwing course running from 10am 4pm including a delicious lunch of local breads and salads. Illustrating images are shown.

No experience is necessary. Pinch pots a discussion or the earilest known neolithic pottery pinch pots circa 6000 bc. We value small class sizes and each session sees an instructor to not more than 8 pax. During the course you will be taught all steps of throwing a pot on a potter s wheel.

These one time lessons are designed for participants of all ages to experience throwing on the pottery wheel. It was there that several attendees banded together to talk about the scientific side of ceramics through a free exchange of ideas and research. Expose students to the feel of clay as experienced from the perspective of pre historical man through the early tool makers. This is the first lesson in a sequential unit.

Ceramic products came into existence once it was realized that clay could be shaped and fired for useful applications.