Cyprus 1969 Reel 51 of 65
Category: Travelogue
Length: 17:40
| Film ID | F16-0394 |
| Film Description | Reel 51 of 65 Unedited travelogue Kornos ShotlistReel 51 of 65Unedited travelogue Kornos Cat. Reel 391 1969: Reel 51: Cyprus. June 18. Kornos. Pressing a platform onto clay knobs on potter's wheel. Working clay on wheel: flattening top, making cavity using fists. Rapid shaping of the large open pot. Adding clay coil to top. Working walls of pot. Attaching supporting "bellyband" to pot. Forming neck toeing-in, forming mouth of pot. Adding clay coil to mouth. Smoothing walls and lit). Forming a small pouring lip. Kiln: used at Kornos. Kiln: opening for loading. Kiln: inside view. Kiln: opening for the fire. Kiln: entrance. Chimney with temperature control lid. Forming small vase using finger, stick, a smoothing cloth and Potter’s wheel. Decorating using a small stick. Shaping small clay cylinder, using forefinger and thumb alternately to form walls. Finishing vase: necking-in, making lip, using cloth and stick. Adding "flutes" to lip of pot. Decorating bowl of vase by gouging a pattern. Finishing outside of another pot, using two sticks: note "belly band" on pot. Decorating the lips: fluting using finger- tips. Adding design using roller-seal, also gouging and using a stick. Finishing design using stick. Finished multi-vase pot. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Watson Kintner |
| Topics | Kornos, Ceramics, Pottery |