Clay Craft

Purpose of crafts are items that are produced through one's hand skills.

Another name for clay crafts is pottery craft.

There are many materials all around us that can be used to create high-value works of art. Like clay crafts that have more value than other craft materials. Clay is one of the materials that can be made from various kinds of handicrafts.

Crafts from earth materials are generally known by the community with ceramic crafts.

In the manufacture of ceramics, clay has malleable plastic properties.

Indonesia has ceramic handicrafts from various regions. Each region is unique in form, technique and decoration.

Clay craft making techniques:

A. Press Massage Technique

The pinch massage technique is a manual ceramic forming technique. How to press the clay, from the ball to the desired shape using your fingers.

b. Hammer technique

The coil technique is a manual technique for forming a ceramic body in which the clay is rolled to form a coil of earth.

c. Slab Technique

The slab technique is a technique for forming ceramic bodies manually by forming a slab using a roller. Slabs are used to make ceramic works that are square or cylindrical.

d. Print Technique

Forming technique with reference to printing equipment can be used to produce ceramic products in large quantities, and in a relatively short time with the same shape and size. Printing techniques include: solid printing with a press (press) and wet or liquid printing with printing techniques.

e. Playing technique

The technique of forming a ceramic body using a kickwheel can produce many symmetrical shapes.

In this application you will be treated to various types of clay crafts ...