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Colombin or Coiled Clay Technic
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| Daļa's sculpture makes
use of the "colombin" technique, which consists of creating the walls
of the sculpture by means of pieces of clay rolled between the hands and then
coiled on top of one another. The way these rolls are placed creates either a concave or a convex shape. They are then smoothed together with the fingers. This ancient technique, which originated in Mesopotamia, Asia, Africa and South America, was used to make pots. The advent of the potter's wheel eventually ousted this technique. If it is still used today by a few potters, a total and perfect grasp of the "colombin" technique is needed to sculpt works of such complex shapes as Daļa's. When the work is finished, it has to dry and then be fired in a pottery kiln. Some pieces need two firings, and others - especially those fired in kilns fueled with wood - need only one firing, but up to 13OO ° C . These finished works are then cast in eight numbered bronze originals.
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