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   PIPPY'S PANTALOON PURSE II
 

 

  

Pippy's Pantaloon Purse II is a ceramic teapot in the form of a yellow purse. Hand-building creates ceramic art works entirely by the artist's hands alone or with simple tools. Click to open Glossary. Stoneware is a type of clay that forms hard, durable, nonporous ceramic objects when fired to high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Paperclay is an admixture of clay and paper that forms strong, lightweight, hard, durable ceramic objects when fired to high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Click for more details on this work. Firing converts soft greenware to hard ceramic state by exposure to high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. 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. Underglaze is slip applied to greenware to decorate or seal. Click to open Glossary. Glaze is colored or clear liquid coating applied to ceramic works to decorate or seal. Click to open Glossary. Opalescent luster is liquid coating applied to prefired glaze to impart an iridescent sheen. Click to open Glossary. Refiring involves repetitive firing at lower and lower temperatures to prevent damage to prefired glazes. Click to open Glossary. Luster is liquid coating applied to prefired glaze to impart a metallic sheen. Click to open Glossary. Overglaze is colored liquid coating applied to prefired glaze to provide detail. Click to open Glossary.

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