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Click for enlarged views Porcelain is a type of stoneware clay used to produce hard, durable, fine-grain, nonporous objects when fired at high heat in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Firing converts soft greenware to hard ceramic state by exposure to high heat in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Stoneware is a form of clay that is used to make hard, durable, nonporous objects at high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Hand-building creates ceramic art works entirely by the artist's hands or with simple tools. Click to open Glossary. Underglaze is a slip applied to greenware or bisque-fired ceramic work to decorate or seal the surface. Click to open Glossary. Luster is applied over prefired glaze to impart a metallic sheen. Click to open Glossary. Click for more details on this citation. 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. High Top Tea is a ceramic teapot in the form of a sneaker with an emerging Chihuahua. Paperclay is an admixture of clay and paper to yield hard, durable, strong, lightweight ceramic art objects by firing to high heat in a kiln. Click to open Glossary.

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Click for detailed views. Click for more details on this work. Hand-building creates ceramic art works entirely by the artist's hands or with simple tools. Click to open Glossary. Stoneware is a type of clay that is used to make ceramic works that are hard, durable, nonporus when fired at high heat in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Extruded strips of clay are made by an extruder in various lengths and designs. Click to open Glossary. Clay slabs are formed by pressing or rolling clay flat for use in hand-building. Click to open Glossary. Air-brushing applied a thin nebulized coat of slip, glaze or stain by means of an air-spray device. Click to open Glossary. Air-brushing applied a thin nebulized coat of slip, glaze or stain by means of an air-spray device. Click to open Glossary. Underglaze is a slip applied to greenware or bisque-fired ceramic work to decorate or seal the surface. Click to open Glossary. Creative process illustrated.

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