The Production Technology of Çanakkale Ceramics, the Techniques and Reproduction

The production technology of çanakkale ceramics allows a kind of reproduction work which can be done towards their form/pattern concept and artistic production. today, this is obvious because of the ease of reaching many original ceramic works. it is still possible to find a 20th century çanakkale ceramics in a museum, or in a collection, or in an antique shop. this is an important data for reproduction works and researches. with their various kinds of patterns/ornamentation and forms,çanakkale ceramics have the factor of creativity. çanakkale ceramics which are dated between the end of 17th century and the first half of 19th century, display tasteful ornaments applied skillfully. the ceramics of the second half of 19th century and the beginning of 20th century are significant with their different undercoatings, ornamentation and reliefs which can be considered as having similarities with extreme works of modern art. according to researches, the potter’s mud, paints and glaze used for the production of traditional çanakkale pots, are usually found and provided in the region. places in which the potter’s mud can be found are eceabat, akköy, esenler and jandarma mevkii. in this project, the mud, undercoating, application tecjnique, metal oxides in paints, their usage, glaze and glazing methods and firing are experimented and the production technology is examined.