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   AKITA TEA-RYAKI
 
   

Akita Tea-Ryaki is a ceramic teapot in the form of a Chinese take-out container from which emerges an Akita puppy. Hand-building is the process by which raw clay is formed into plastic ceramic objects by the artist's hands alone or with simple tools. Click to open Glossary. Stoneware clay is a type of clay that is fired at high kiln temperatures to produce hard and durable ceramic objects. Click to open Glossary. A ceramic is a hard, porous, brittle, heat-resistant material made by firing preworked clay in a kiln at high temperatures. Click to open Glossary. A clay slab is a piece of clay that is pressed or rolled flat for use in hand-building. Click to open Glossary. Extruded clay is formed by an extruder, which is a device that forces raw clay through a die to produce strips in a variety of shapes and sizes. Click to open Glossary. Altering is the process of modifying the shape and configuraton of a clay piece that has been formed on a potter's wheel by hand or with simple tools. Click to open Glossary. Firing is the process of converting soft greenware to hard ceramic form by exposure to high kiln temperatures. Click to open Glossary. A cone is a pyramid of clay and glaze that melts and bends at a specified temperature. It is used to determine optimal kiln temperature for a gvien ceramic piece. Click to open Glossary. Underglazes are colored slips applied to dried greenware or bisque-fired objects to decorate the clay surfaces before refiring. Click to open Glossary. Refiring is a sequential technique for repetitive firing of a ceramic work at progressively lower temperatures to avoid damage to previously fired glazes. Click to open Glossary. Opalescent lusters are coatings applied to the surface of a ceramic work to produce a shimmering milky iridescence. Click to open Glossary. A luster is an overglaze that is painted or sprayed on the previously glazed surface to produce a metallic finish. Click to open Glossary. Fimo clay is a polymer modeling clay that becomes hard and water resistant when fired. Click to open Glossary. Cold finishes are various finishing touches applied to ceramic works to complete them after the final kiln firing. Click to open Glossary.

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Creative Process

Creative process illustrated. A ceramic is a hard, porous and brittle heat-resistant material made by firing preworked clay in a kiln at high temperatures. Click to open Glossary. Press mold is a process by which raw clay is impressed into a preformed mold to create an exact negative replica of the shape of the mold. Click to open Glossary.

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