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Hand-building is the process of creating ceramic works using the artist's hands alone or with simple tools. Click to open Glossary. Porcelain is white stoneware clay that forms hard, durable, fine-grained and nonporous object when fired at high kiln temperatures. Click to open Glossary. Wheel throwing is the process of creating objects from raw clay on a potter's wheel. Click to open Glossary. Firing is the process of converting soft greenware to hard ceramic state by exposure to high heat in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Cone is a pyramid of clay and glaze that bends at specific temperature, used to determine optimal temperature for a given work being fired in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Glaze consists of liquid colored coating that fuses with the surface at high kiln temperatures, used for decoration and sealing. Click to open Glossary. Refiring is a process of repetitive firing at lower and lower temperatures to prevent damage to underlying prefired glazes. Click to open Glossary.