This document is a site visit report detailing the processes involved in ceramic and sculpture workshops, including the types of clay used and traditional pottery techniques. It covers the preparation and mixing of clay, the use of manual and mechanical wheels for pottery creation, and the baking process in kilns. Additionally, it describes brick manufacturing, including the materials and methods employed, as well as the production timeline.

1. CERAMIC AND SCULPTURE WORKSHOP
Site Visit Report

2. • CLAY: Natural rock or soil which is fine
grained and contain silica , alumina , organic
matter.
• Types : Earthenware , Stoneware, Porcelain.
• CLAYBODY : Consist of different materials
like silica , clay , fluxes , grog.
• Types : Earthenware , Stoneware , Porcelain.

3. Traditional pottery
• The clay used is terracota .
• They mix wheat straws , cow dung , horse dung ,
in it.
• Plasticity is gained to clay which is needed.
• Legs are used to mix clay.
• A pond like recessed place is created in soil to
mix clay.
• Religious related thing are made.
• They have belief in things.
• They make things on manual wheel.

4. • Yellow clay is applied on things made by them
which on drying turns out red .
• Things like toys , utensils , kodh (consist of
calf, cow , shepherd and shepherdess ) ,
gummat (residence of spirit ) , male , female
idols , pots , etc
• Things are baked in open kiln.
• Made by laying things on ash and placing hollow
pots , cow dung cakes , husk surrounding it.
• By putting pre – burnt cow dung cakes on cakes
placed in kiln they lit kiln.
• The kiln runs for 5 hrs .
• On being baked the things turns out red .

5. • Products can also be painted.
• Apply “GERU” on products which is also
a kind of clay.

8. Pottery
• Mechanical wheels are also available for pottery.
• The product to suitable size is made on it .
• Then are tapped by putting it on ash .
• They are tapped on outside as well as innerside.
• Then are placed in moulds of ash to get them
shaped.
• Then are placed in sun so that they get dry.
• Position is to be regularly changed to prevent single
part from over drying.
• Its then painted with “ GERU ”
• Also designs by using white clay are created.

10. Bricks
• It’s a rectangular unit composed of clay.
• Its size is 9” x 4” x 3”.
• The clay is mixed with husk and saw dust.
• Then is laid in mould whose sides are
coated with sand in order to get brick
easily unmoulded .
• The excess clay is removed.
• Then it is baked in kiln
• The indension made in brick is called
FROG.

11. • The kiln has a temperature of 700 ⁰ C
• The tunnel kiln is created in which bricks are laid.
• From top coal is added and they use fevicol to
transfer heat .
• The chimney is placed on tunnel.
• Its position has to be kept on changing so that
other chambers also get fired.
• The chamber has mud doors.
• The kiln runs for 24 hrs.
• Once the bricks get baked they are covered with
plastic.
• On average one person makes 1000 bricks.
• The manufacturing process runs 8 months in a year.

12. • Submitted by :
MEWADA ABHISHEK(1432)
Submitted to :
KRUNAL ZAVERI
JAGRUTIE DABHI