PotteryCastingInternshipLog
InternshipPeriod:XX/XX/20XX—XX/XX/20XX
InternshipLocation:SchoolPotteryTrainingWorkshop
InternshipPurposes
Systematicallylearnthebasictheoriesandpracticalteiquesofpotterycasting,mastercoreteologicalprocessesincludingcytreatment,shapemodeling,moldmaking,firingandpolishing,afamiliarwiththeteologicalprinciplesaivelogicoftraditionalpotterycasting.Improvemanualdexterityandspatialmodelingabilitythroughhands-onpractice,appreciatethecharmoftraditionalhandicrafts,anddevelorousaiculouscraftsmanspirit.bihmoderncraftsmanship,enhahebasiccapabilitiesofpotterycreationandprocessimprovement,andaccumutevaluablepracticalexperienceforartsandcraftsstudy.
Theone-weekpotterycastingtraininghasetoasuccessfulclusion.Throughouttheinternship,Iparticipatedinthepleteproduprocessofpotterycastingfromrawmaterialstofinishedproducts,whipletelygedmysuperficialuandingofpotterymaking.Previously,Isimplyregardedpotteryasbasigmodeling.Infact,potterycastingisaprehensivehandcraftiingmaterialsce,psticartsandprocessteology.Everywprocedurehasstrictstandardsandskillsallowingnocarelessall.Throughtheoreticalstudy,guidanprofessionalteachers,indepeoperationandproblemrectification,Ihaveprofitlymasteredbasicpotterycastingteiques,anddeeplyuoodthepursuitofexcellenceembodiedintraditionalhandicrafts,gainingabundantrewards.
Attheinitialstageoftheinternship,teachersfirstarraheoreticalcoursesandtnitiontraining.Duringlectures,wesystematicallylearhedevelopmenthistory,maincategories,cypropertiesandsafeoperationspecificationsofpotterycasting.Differentfromordinaryhandpingmolding,potterycastingysmoreemphasisonstandardizedprocessessuchasmoldf,slipcastingandhigh-temperaturefiring.Itissuitableformassproduofpotteryworkswithregurstructuresandsmoothlines,widelyappliedindailyceramidcraftors.Meanwhile,wegottoknowalltrainingtoolsandequipmentonebyone,includingeaders,pstermolds,slipppots,trimmingknives,scrapers,high-temperatureelectrisandpolishingmaes.Wecarefullylearnedoperationtaboosofeachdevice,fogonmasteringsafeoperatingproceduresfortemperaturerise,heatpreservationandcooliristoelimientialsafetyhazardsduringhigh-temperatureoperations.
Afterfinishiicalstudy,weofficiallystartedpracticaltraining.Thefirstwprocedurewascytreatment,thefoundationofpotterycastingthatdirectlydetermihequalityaureoffinishedproducts.Teachersexpihathigh-qualitycyshouldbefineandfreeofparticles,uniforminhumidityandstronginpsticity;otherwise,finishedproductsareproocrag,bubblinganddeformation.Ifirstsedthepurchasedpotteryovegravendimpurities,theedlykneadedandpuggedthecy.Attheverybeginning,Iadoptedstiffgestureswithunevenkneadingforce,leavingargeamountofairtrappedihederteachers'instruasteredthecrosskneadihod.Byrepeatedfolding,pressingandrubbing,airbubblesihecyweregraduallyexpelled.Afternumerouspractices,Ibecameskilledatthisteique,areatedcywaspact,delicateandsoft,meetiandardforcastingprodu.
Withcypreparationpleted,thecorepartofthistraining—moldslipcastingwascarriedout.Prefabricatedpstermoldswereusediraining.Pstermoldsfeaturegoodairpermeabilityandmoderatewaterabsorption,makihemostonlyusedmoldmaterialforpotterycasting.Beforeoperation,Iedandfullydriedthemoldstopreventresidualimpuritiesfromaffegtheftnessoffinishedpieces.ThenIassembledandfixedthemolds,gthegapswithbucklestoavoidslurryleakageduringp.,Ipreparedceramicslipacctotheproportionandstrictlytrolleditssistency.Excessivelythickslipeasilycausesuhiessofbnks,whileoverlythinslipresultsinloosefandinpletebnks.
Afterpreparingtheslip,Ipoureditslowlyandevenlyintothemolds.Fastpwouldgeeexcessiveairbubbles.Afterfillingthemolds,Iletthemstandfortenminutes.Relyingoerabsorptionofpstermolds,anevenyerofkadheredtotheinnerwall.Afterwards,Ipouredouttheredundantslipahemoldstostandanddryagainforpreliminaryshapingofbnks.Thisprocedurerequiredextremepatiendprecisetrol.Duringmyfirstattempt,improperstandingtimeledtouhiessatthebottomandbumpyedgesafterdemolding.Afterteachers'operatingrhythmrepeatedlyandreckeyparameterssuchasstandingdurationandpspeed,Iadjustedmyoperationsmanytimesandfinallyprodueatlyshapedbnkswithuniformwallthiess.
Afterpreliminarybnkf,theprocessesofbnktrimmingandairdryingfollowed.Thesemi-drystateistheoptimaltimefortrimming,whenbnkshavecertainhardnesswhileremaiotrimandshape.Iusedtrimmingknives,scrapersandothertoolstocarefullysmhedges,airholesandunevenparts,polishassemblygaps,andrefinelinesandtourstomaketheoverallshapemoresmoothahetic.Trimmedbnksotbefireddirectly;theyobenaturallyair-driedinawell-ventitedandcoolpsteadofbeingexposedtodirelight.Rapidwaterevaporatiorongsunlightwilleasilycausecraganddeformation.Followingteachers'requirements,Ipcedthebnkstoair-dryforthreed
aystofullyremoveinternalmoistureahestandardf.
Thefinalcriticalprocedureswerehigh-temperaturefiringandfinishedproductpolishing.Ipcedthedriedbnkssteadilyiheelectriwithreasonablespagtopreverusionanddeformatifiring.Theemperatureparametersinaccordahstandards,implementingstagedheatipreservationandcoolingwhilestrictlytrollingfiringtemperatureandduratihoutthewholeprocess.Insuffittemperatureleadstolowhardnessandloosetextureofbnks,whereasexcessivetemperaturecausesdeformation,cragandgzepeeling.Afteronefulldayofhigh-temperaturefiringandnaturalcooling,pletepotterybakenoutofthekiln.Afterkilnunloading,Ifinelypolishedthesurfadedgesoffinishedproductswithfinesandpapertoremoveburrsasandenhahedelicatetextureoftheworks.
Throughthispotterycastinginternship,Ihavefullymasteredthepleteteologicalflowincludingcytreatment,moldslipcasting,bnktrimmingandairdrying,high-temperaturefiringandfinepolishing.Moreimportantly,Iovercamethefwsofbeingimpetuousandcarelessduriedpractiddevelopedapatieiculousandrigorouswattitude.Allproceduresofpotterycastingarecloselylinked.Minormistakesinaailmayleadtodefectivefinishedproducts.Residuairbubblesfromeading,tiionsinpspeed,andslightfluctuationsinfiringtemperaturewillffectthefinalquality.Thismademedeeplyuandthatthecoreofthecraftsmanspiritistostriveforperfeandworkwithmeticulousattention.
Meanwhile,Iclearlyrealizedmyownshortings.Iamnotprofitinadvaeiquessuchasmoldtrolforplexshapes,gzeblendingandprecisetemperatureregution,andthereismuforimprovementiheticdesignaailedtreatmentofworks.Infuturestudies,Iwilltiodelveintopotterycraftsmanship,ductmorepracticaloperationstoaccumuteexperieaketheinitiativetoleareologiesandmodernceptsofpotterycasting,ietraditionalcraftswithporaryaesthetidtinuouslyimprovemymanualcreationabilityandprofessionalcraftsmanshipliteracy.
Thisinternshipnotonlyupgradedmypracticalprofessionalskills,butalsoallowedmetoappreciatetheprofouageoftraditionalpotteryculture.Havingbeenpasseddownforthousandsofyears,potterycastingembodiesthewisdomofcraftsmenthroughgeionsandservesasanimportantcarrieroftraditionaleseculture.Iure,Iwillcherishopportunitiesforpracticallearniemyselftocraftsmanship,temperprofessionaldedication,iandpromotetraditionalhandcraftculture,improvemyprehensiveabilities,andyasolidfoundationforsubsequentprofessionalstudiesandartisticcreation.