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Ceramics and Pottery

Questions concerning the crafting of handmade clay objects are found in this section. The use of paint, clay, kilns, and other dimensions of this fascinating branch of artistry are discussed in this category.

1,992 Questions

What are 3 ways farmers could use pottery?

Way back in the day before grain bins, silos or anything like that ever existed, large pots were needed to store the grain that grain producers harvested. Thus, clay pottery was needed to store grain, and even meats that were salted for preservation.

What is ochre made from?

Ochre is the name of a yellow-brown color, that can be found in nature (like clay). It's also the name of a musician.

Why is the method of making pottery by using coils of clay better than simply shaping the clay by hand?

For one thing, it helps give it added stability, as each coil is threaded onto the coil below it. Also, using the coiling technique, it is possible to build thicker or taller walled vessels, which may not have been possible using earlier methods. The technique permits control of the walls as they are built up and allows building on top of the walls to make the vessel look bigger and bulge outward or narrow inward with less danger of collapsing or cracking during firing.

What types of ceramics are formed by heat?

Ceramic is a porous material. It has many small air pockets in it which help to reduce heat conduction. The heat does not transfer easily to air so the transfer is held back by these pockets and the heat is retained in the contained liquid or material. The atomic structure of ceramic accounts for its ability to retain heat due to the configuration of bound atoms or ions. A more crystalline structure will have less heat transferred and will retain more heat.

What is the use of earthenware?

Earthenware is found in most houses. You can buy it in kitchen suppliers and supermarkets among other places.

What temperature bake Crazy art modeling clay?

Yes I have red it pretty much every where but don't paint before putting it in

Is ceramic conductive?

ceramic is a bad conductor of electricity, therefore it is an insulator.

Is there pottery barn teen in Canada?

Pottery Barn Canada sells the same types of things that US Pottery Barns do. They include things like furniture, household item, artificial flowers and plants, wedding accents, outdoor lights and nicknacks.

What is a name for a mosaic piece?

The common term for a single mosaic piece it tessera, but can also be called abaciscus or abaculus. Each piece is made of a single small tile, which is usually cube shaped. Tesseras are usually made from clay, ceramic, stone, glass, or mirror.

Facts about kate malone?

Kate Malone has been working on pottery and clay for about 30 years.

She was born in London in 1959.

She turned her house into a show room for her work.

In 2003 she published a book called a book of pots which has techniques where she gets her information and diaries for her twenty years of her ceramic practice.

Her work varies in size from pharm sized pieces to pots large enough for children to sit in.

take a few of these but try and find the rest on Google :) because it took me along time

Who sells the best shower curtains towels?

Pottery Barn is a reliable source for well-crafted, though at times pricey, home goods such as shower curtains and towels. If quality is less important than cost, Walmart has some of the lowest prices for shower curtains and towels and they have a great return policy.

Can you give a brief summary on clay?

give a brief synopsis (no more than one paragraph explaning the cultural and historical aspects of the languages.

Where is terracotta clay found?

Terra Cotta Clay with Grog 25lb

Terra cotta is a standard in the field of pottery and ceramics. A few basic variations in this formula, such as bentonite for plasticity and a fine mesh time-tested grog, are only two of the inert qualities. These unique qualities are found only in standard clay mines terra cotta.

When and where was the first pottery found?

An international team of archeologists reported yesterday that they had found pottery fragments near Santarem in the lower Amazon basin that they determined to be 7,000 to 8,000 years old. That makes them at least 1,000 years older than what was previously considered the earliest pottery in the Americas. The world's earliest well-documented ceramics have been identified as being from the Jomon culture of Japan 11,000 years ago

* http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE3DA113EF930A25751C1A967958260

Why is glass transparent?

When the electrons in molecules are unable to absorb the energy of incident photon, the photon continues along its path. This happens in the case of glass, even though glass is not 100 percent transparent, as some of the photon energy is absorbed by the glass electrons.

Is Kate malone dead?

She is to some people but some disagre

How was clay fired?

This site explains the changes, the excerpt is a small explanation:

The item is heated to temperatures up to 1170oC, during which time the clay undergoes

some chemical changes and the silica and feldspar undergo physical changes. The

reactions of the clay can be summarised as follows:

6Al2Si2O5(OH)4 ? 6Al2Si2O7 ? 3Al4Si3O12 ? 2Al6Si2O13

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Silica and water (from the crystal lattice) are also expelled during firing, resulting in a

further 5 - 7% volume reduction. This silica mixes with the silica already present and

melts to form a glass. It is this glass, which also includes metallic ions from the

feldspar, that makes the ceramic item non-porous and water-tight.

* The site: http://www.nzic.org.nz/ChemProcesses/inorganic/9C.pdf

How long does it take for clay to harden?

by not leaving the substance in a moist environment and by putting it into a stove and leaving it their for about 2-3 days on a very high temperature.

What type of porcelain are toilets made from?

Toilets are made from clay and water that is heated and molded to form a ceramic porcelain. Ceramic porcelain was chosen because of its characteristics such as sturdiness, cheapness and durability.

Is pingu made by clay?

both actually but its a claymation made with the stop motion technique

What is the difference between bisque and glaze firing?

Bisque means it has been fired once, removing chemically bound water and also allowing the clay body to vitrify. Glaze fire means it has been fired a second time with glaze on the object. Some industrial methods can fire glazeware in one fire, however this is uncommon to the hobby world