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Overglaze is applied over prefired glaze to provide detail or enhancement. Click to open Glossary. Opalescent glaze is applied over prefired glaze to impart an iridescent sheen. Click to open Glossary. Refiring is repetitive firing at lower and lower temperatures to prevent damage to previously fired glaze. Click to open Glossary. Air-brushing applies thin nebulized liquid to the surface of a ceramic work by means of an air-spray device. Click to open Glossary. Firing converts soft greenware to hard ceramic state by exposure to high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Clay slabs are formed by pressing or rolling for use in hand-building. Click to open Glossary. Extruded strips of clay are made by an extruder at various lengths and shapes. Click to open Glossary. Porcelain is white stoneware clay that produces hard, durable, fine grain, nonporous ceramic work when fired to high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Stoneware is a type of clay used to make hard, durable, nonporous ceramic works by firing to high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Paperclay is an admixture of clay and paper that is used to produce lightweight, strong, durable, hard ceramic works. Click to open Glossary. Underglaze is a slip applied to the surface of greenware to decorate or seal it. Click to open Glossary. Hand-building creates ceramic works entirely by the artist's hands or with simple tools. Click to open Glossary. I Love Lucy is a ceramic work in the form of a Chinese take-out container with a Doberman puppy emerging.

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Click for detailed views. Click for details of this work. Fimo is a type of polymer clay that becomes hard when fired to high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Creative process illustrated. Extruded strips of clay are made by an extruder in various lengths and shapes. Click to open Glossary.

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