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Stoneware clay forms hard, durable ceramic objects by firing at high kiln temperatures. Click to open Glossary. Creative process illustrated. Extruded clay is formed in strips of various shapes and lengths by an extruder. Click to open Glossary. Creative process illustrated. Creative process illustrated.

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Greenware is worked clay that has been air-dried to leather hardness, but is not yet fired. Click to open Glossary. Extruded clay is formed in strips of various shapes and lengths by an extruder. Click to open Glossary. Creative process illustrated. Creative process illustrated.

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Click for Related Links Click for Home page Click for Site Map Click for About pages Click for Creative Process pages Click for Exhibitions pages Click for Galleries pages Click for Studio pages Click for Price List Click for Site Map Detailed views shown. Air-brushng is a technique for applying a liquid slip, glaze or stain in nebulized form to the surface of a ceramic work by means of an air-spray device. Click to open Glossary. Glazes are colored or clear surface coatings that become glass-like under high heat in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Cold finishes are various touches applied to ceramic works after the final firings are completed. Click to open Glossary. Creative process illustrated. Creative process illustrated. Creative process illustrated. Glazes are clear or colored surface coatings that become glass-like under high kiln temperatures. Click to open Glossary. Firing is the technique of converting soft greenware clay to hard ceramic form by exposure to high kiln temperature. Click to open Glossary. Cones are pyramids of clay and glaze that melt and bend at specific temperatures. They are ued to determine the optimal temperature for a given ceramic object in a klln. Click to open Glossary. Creative process illustrated. Creative process illustrated. Drying allows wet clay to dessicate enough so it can be worked in its greenware or leather-hard state or be kiln fired. 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. Cones are pyramids of clay and glaze that melt and bend at specific temperatures. They are used to determine optimal temperature for a given ceramic work in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Kilin is an oven or furnace that can generate high enough temperatures for firing ceramic works. Click to open Glossary. Creative process illustrated. Creative process illustrated. Creative process illustrated. Creative process illustrated.

 

 

 

  
 
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Benny's Treat Jar is a ceramic sculpture in the form of a portrait of a black and white Springer Spaniel. Hand-building is the process of creating ceramic objects by the artist's hands alone or with use of simple tools. Click to open Glossary. Stoneware clay forms hard, durable ceramic objects by firing at high kiln temperatures. Click to open Glossary. Firing is the process of converting clay from soft greenware to hard ceramic state by exposure to high kiln temperatures. Click to open Glossary. Cones are pyramids of clay and glaze that melt and bend at specific temperature. They are used to determine the optimal temperature for a given ceramic object in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Glossy glalzes are coatings applied to the surface of a ceramic work to form a shiny glass-like covering. Click to open Glossary. Air-brushing is a method of applying thin liquid slip, glaze or stain by spray to the surface of a ceramic work. Click to open Glossary. Underglazes are colored slips applied to greenware or bisque-fired objects before firing. Click to open Glossary. Cold finish include various techniques used to complete a work after final firing. Click to open Glossary. Acrylic paints are fast-dryng water-soluble, permanent paints useful as a cold finish. Click to open Glossary.