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Hand-building creates ceramic art works entirely by the artist's hands alone or with simple tools. Click to open Glossary. Stoneware is a type of clay used to produce hard, durable, nonporous ceramic works by firing at high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Firing converts soft greenware to hard ceramic state by exposure to high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Cone is a pyramid of clay that bends at a specific temperature, used to ensure optimal temperature for a ceramic work being fired in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Glaze is colored or clear liquid coating applied to a ceramic work to decorate or seal. Click to open Glossary. Refiring involves repetitive firings at lower and lower temperatures to prevent damage to prefired glazes. Click to open Glossary. Luster is a liquid coating applied over prefired glaze to impart a metallic sheen. Click to open Glossary. Click for more details on this citation.