Celina on Ceramics: Kneading the Clay part IV E-mail
 

Kneading the Clay, Part IV
 
Chrysanthemum or Spiral Kneading
 
Spiral kneading is very well known abroad; it was firstly introduced in England by Leach, an Ogata Kenzan’s disciple, and from this country it spread to others.
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Celina on Ceramics: Kneading the Clay part III E-mail


Kneading the Clay Part III
 
Rough mixing in Japan for quantities up to more or less 15 pounds is made as follows: the clay is formed as a cylinder and placed parallel to the border of the table in front of the
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Celina on Ceramics: "Kneading the Clay Part II" E-mail

Kneading the Clay part II
Cut & Slapping Kneading
 
In the Shigaraki area, Japan, ceramic production is mainly of big pieces. In old times, production consisted mainly in big cereal containers where no mice could access, at present a variety of items are manually made as garden furniture, water fountains and molded
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Celina on ceramics:"Kneading the Clay, Part I" E-mail
Before intending to shape a piece of clay there is the need of remembering some very important aspects: inside the walls of a pot, no air pockets should be allowed.
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