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Sole Mates is a ceramic teapot in the form of a shoe from which a giraffe emerges. 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. Opalescent luster is a liquid coating applied over prefierd glaze to impart an iridescent sheen. Click to open Glossary. Cold finishes are a variety of decorative embellishments added after firing is complete. Click to open Glossary. 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 used to create hard, durable, nonporous ceramic object by firing at high kiln heat. Click to open Glossary. Click for more details. Glaze is colored or clear liquid coating applied to a ceramic work to decorate or seal its surface. Click to open Glossary. Firing converts soft greenware to hard ceramic state by exposure to high heat in a kiln. 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

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