Rehearch of Manisa-Salihli-Gökeyüp pottery clay's usage opportunities (slip, glaze, raku, firing in sagar box) instead of traditional producing methods

Gökeyüp Village, Salihli Town, Manisa Province is one of the centers traditionally producing ceramic pots. Gökeyüp Village has a history of about three hundred years. Some of the products are not produced because of lack of demand on Gökeyüp Village?s traditional ceramic pot production. But ceramic pot production continues without any change. In this study, Shaping and firing methods of Gökeyüp Village?s loam have been researched and it has been obtained favoruble results.In this study, Gökeyüp?s red and grizzly clays phisical and chemical characteristics were analysed. Terrasigillata, slip, slip-glaze and glaze prescription was prepared. Sagar and raku firing technics? effects on prescription were investigated. Sagar and raku firing technics? effects on the raw material, which is among Gökeyüp clay and whose local name is mengene clay, were investigated. Formation of artistic effects was seen. It has been surmised that clay mixed with mengene clay which is used for traditional ceramic pot production could be used for modern shaping methods as well.