Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works, Republic of Bulgaria
European Agency for Reconstruction, Republic of Serbia
NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMME BETWEEN
REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA AND REPUBLIC OF SERBIA 2006
Project
Strengthening the Cultural and Social Relations between Cross-Border
Communities of Bulgaria and Serbia – Tran and Dimitrovgrad
Boryan Kodjakov
Traditional Pottery
Demonstration program
Dimitrovgrad, 2010
1st day
9-13h – Lecture with coffee break 11:30-11:45: What the traditional pottery is?
Familiarizing the participants with traditional pottery production in Dimitrovgrad and Tran.
11.45-13h - Practical work with clay
Techniques of clay kneading and modeling.
13-14h - Lunch
14-15:15h – Practical work with clay
Techniques of clay kneading and modeling.
15:15-15:30h- Coffee break
15:30-17h – Practical work with clay
Making a small cup in order to build feeling in the fingers.
2nd day
9-13h - Lecture with coffee break 11:30-11:45: Hand made of the items with a technique of adding.
11.45-13h – Practical work: hand made of the items with a technique of adding.
13-14h - Lunch
14-15:15h - Practical work: hand made of the items with a technique of adding.
15:15-15:30h- Coffee break
15:30-17h - Practical work: hand made of the items with a technique of adding.
3rd day
9-13h - Lecture with coffee break 11:30-11:45: Making a vessel on the pottery wheel, technique of
removing from the wheel and shortly drying.
11.45-13h – Practical work: making a vessel on the pottery wheel, technique of removing from the
wheel and shortly drying.
13-14h - Lunch
14-15:15h - Practical work: making a container on the pottery wheel, technique of removing from
the wheel and shortly drying.
15:15-15:30h - Coffee break
15:30-17h - izrada posude- kreativan rad
4th day
9-13h - Lecture with coffee break 11:30-11:45: Making a vessel from two parts – finishing
techniques and adding techniques
11.45-13h – Practical work: making a vessel from two parts – finishing techniques and adding
techniques
13-14h - Lunch
14-15:15h – Practical work: making an earthenware water – first part
15:15-15:30h - Coffee break
15:30-17h - Practical work: making an earthenware water – second part
5th day
9-13h - Lecture with coffee break 11:30-11:45: Decoration with white and black engoba
11.45-13h – Practical work: decoration with white and black engoba
13-14h - Lunch
14-15:15h - Practical work: decoration with white and black engoba
15:15-15:30h - Coffee break
15:30-17h - Practical work: glazing the vessels
6th day
9-13h - Lecture with coffee break 11:30-11:45: First baking of the vessels
11.45-13h – Practical work: preparation of kiln, ordering the vessels, baking
13-14h - Lunch
14-15:15h – Practical work: making a plate
15:15-15:30h - Coffee break
15:30-17h – Practical work: making a plate
7th day
9-13h - Lecture with coffee break 11:30-11:45: Second baking of the vessels
11.45-13h – Practical work: preparation of kiln, ordering the vessels, baking
13-14h - Lunch
14-15:15h – Practical work: making the items as own wish
15:15-15:30h - Coffee break
15:30-17h - Practical work: making the items as own wish