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   ROCKET DOGGIE DOG
 
   

Rocket Doggie Dog is a ceramic teapot in the form of a pink plaid sneaker with an emerging Chihuahua puppy in aviator gear. Ceramic is the term applied to preworked clay vitrified by firing to high heat in a kiln. Click to open Glossary. Hand-building creates ceramic art objects entirely by the artist's hands alone or with simple tools. Click to open Glossary. Stoneware is a type of clay that produces hard, durable, nonporous ceramic object by firing at high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Clay slabs are made by rolling or pressing pieces of clay flat for use in hand-building. Click to open Glossary. Extruded strips of clay are made by an extruder in various lengths and shapes for use in hand-building. Click to open Glossary. Firing converts soft greenware to hard ceramic state by exposure to high temperatures in a kiln. 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. Overglaze is a liquid coating applied over prefired glaze to provide details. Click to open Glossary.

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Creative process illustrated. Hand-building creates ceramic art object entirely by the artist's hands alone or with simple tools. Click to open Glossary. Stoneware is a type of clay that is used to produce hard, durable, nonporous ceramic objects by firing at high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary.

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