Paper Title
One of the Basic Ceramics Shaping Techniques: Pinching Techniques

Abstract
Incredibly developing and transforming technology has transformed the whole human life, and with this transformation, all areas are differentiated. Ceramic education and the sector were also affected by this change and thus adapted to it. The history of ceramics, which is as old as the history of mankind, has been influenced by every stage of this development. While this development is continuing in our lives, it is necessary not to forget the old methods and to give up the basic methods. The “Pinching Techniques”, which is one of the indispensable techniques due to its different properties, is one of them. In this study, the definition of the pinching techniques has been made, how it will be applied is teached and ceramic works shaped by this technique are shown. Keywords - Ceramic, Pinching Techniques, Art