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   KIT AND KA-POODLE
 
   

Kit and Ka-Poodle is a ceramic sculpture in the form of knapsack with two poodle puppies emerging. 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. Stoneware is a type of clay that is used to create hard, durable, nonporous objects when fired in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Clay slabs are formed by pressing or rolling pieces of clay for use in hand-building.Click to open Glossary. Templates are master patterns for cutting and shaping clay slabs for use in hand-building. Click to open Glossary. Press mold is used to impress clay in a cast to form a negative form of the original. Click to open Glossary. Firing converts soft greenware to hard ceramic state by exposure to high temperatures in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Underglaze is slip applied to greenware to decorate or seal the surface. Click to open Glossary. Luster is applied over previously fired glaze to impart a metallic 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.

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Creative Process

Click for creative process details. Creative process illustrated. Tagboard templates are patterned guides for cutting and shaping clay slabs for use in hand-building. Click to open Glossary. Clay slabs are formed by pressing or rolling pieces of clay for use in hand-building. Click to open Glossary. Underglaze is slip applied to greenware to decorate or seal the surface. Click to open Glossary. Clear glaze is transparent coating applied to a ceramic work. Click to open Glossary. Firing converts soft greenware to hard ceramic state by exposure to high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Luster is applied over previously fired glaze to impart a metallic sheen. Click to open Glossary. Cold finishes are a variety of decorative embellishments applied after firing is complete. Click to open Glossary.

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