Follow the link and watch the following video about Greek pottery. You must say something that has not already been said and name a fact that you learned from watching.
It is cool to see where this clay starts from and how it is prepared for us to use to make pottery! They make it look so easy but I know it is actually very hard to make Greek vases
The three-step process for firing the clay is very complex, especially for people to have figured out the exact process so long ago. It starts with an oxygen-rich environment heated to about 800 degrees centigrade, then the vase turns red, until the kilns vents are closed, making the vase black. These complicated steps make me appreciate the intricate designs even more as people could do these things without the materials that we have access to today.
i found it interesting that they did not just pull the clay out of the ground like we do now in Georgia, but they had to make their own. The ingenuity so long ago is fascinating
It is interesting how they mix the clay in large pools of water to get the large impurities out.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was interesting how the potter had to make many separate pieces then attach them.
ReplyDeleteI loved watching how the clay was made at the beginning of the video!! I also liked watching the potters add the details to their work.
ReplyDeleteI think it is interesting that we can see that they wedged a big amount of clay by jumping on it and how we still use that today for smaller amounts
ReplyDeleteI thought it was so cool that the potters would wedge the clay by using their feet.
ReplyDeleteI like how they mix dirt and water to make their own clay! Its also cool how they wedge the clay with their feet in a big portion.
ReplyDeleteThey way they made clay was super interesting and i love watching them use the wheel
ReplyDeleteThis is really cool! Detailing the vases look hard, though.
ReplyDeleteErin Brown.
Never thought of wedging that way before...probably never will. Still, the detailing is pretty interesting.
ReplyDeleteGabby Lindau
It is cool to see where this clay starts from and how it is prepared for us to use to make pottery! They make it look so easy but I know it is actually very hard to make Greek vases
ReplyDeleteThe three-step process for firing the clay is very complex, especially for people to have figured out the exact process so long ago. It starts with an oxygen-rich environment heated to about 800 degrees centigrade, then the vase turns red, until the kilns vents are closed, making the vase black. These complicated steps make me appreciate the intricate designs even more as people could do these things without the materials that we have access to today.
ReplyDeleteI though it was interesting how at the beginning there was a lot of manual labor that went into just making the clay ready to throw on the wheel.
ReplyDeletei found it interesting that they did not just pull the clay out of the ground like we do now in Georgia, but they had to make their own. The ingenuity so long ago is fascinating
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