In the first phase of the Terracotta Glaze Pottery Training Workshop organized at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangarahalaya (IGRMS), DC Manna (Trainer of the Workshop) said that, we can model something extremely tiny to something huge from this wonderful material.
There is so much that can be done with clay. But when this malleable element is in our hands, we find ourselves lost for some great ideas. There is so much to experiment with clay. In wet conditions, clay forms a cohesive mass that retains its shape when molded to the required shape which is referred to as its plasticity. Referring to the conditions like, when it is heated to higher temperature it partially melts becoming lighter and towards hard rock like substance.
The water content that is present in them which make them hard, brittle on drying under shade and firing. The clays materials can be made to any shapes and forms. Pull off a small piece of the clay you intend to use and roll it in your hand. In this workshop hands on training for making, shaping, trimming and final finishing of the terracotta will be given.