NounSingular pottery Plural potteries pottery (plural potteries) (uncountable in most senses)
Related termsSynonymsHyponymsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Pottery is the ceramic ware made by potters. Major types of pottery include earthenware, stoneware, and porcelain. The places where such wares are made are called potteries. Pottery is one of the oldest human technologies and art-forms, and remains a major industry today. Ceramic art covers the art of pottery, whether in items made for use or purely for decoration. BackgroundPottery is made by forming a clay body into objects of a required shape and heating them to high temperatures in a kiln to induce reactions that lead to permanent changes, including increasing their strength and hardening and setting their shape. There are wide regional variations in the properties of clays used by potters and this often helps to produce wares that are unique in character to a locality. It is common for clays and other minerals to be mixed to produce clay bodies suited to specific purposes. Prior to some shaping processes, air trapped within the clay body needs to be removed. This is called de-airing and can be accomplished by a machine called a vacuum pug or manually by wedging. Wedging can also help to ensure an even moisture content throughout the body. Once a clay body has been de-aired or wedged, it is shaped by a variety of techniques. After shaping it is dried before firing. There are a number of stages in the drying process. Leather-hard refers to the stage when the clay object is approximately 75-85% dry. Clay bodies at this stage are very firm and only slightly pliable. Trimming and handle attachment often occurs at the leather-hard state. Clay bodies are said to be "bone-dry" when they reach a moisture content at or near 0%. Unfired objects are often termed greenware. Clay bodies at this stage are very fragile and hence can be easily broken. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What type of pottery wheel should I buy? Q. I am signed up a for a beginner's lesson, but recently found out that a local high school will be auctioning off their pottery wheels and kilns. I don't know what type they are, but in general, would this likely be a good purchase? What are the price ranges I should expect? Also, does anyone know where there would be a studio that gives lessons close to Mansfield Ohio? The one I'm signed up at is over an hour away. Thanks!! Asked by Amy B - Tue Nov 27 20:45:10 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Brent wheels are pretty much the best (electric wheels) you can get. I paid about $1000 for my Brent CXC, which is a 1 hp engine. Don't buy anything lower than 1/3 hp, it will not be strong enough. For hobby use a used wheel would probably be fine. Basically you need to check out the wheels by trying them, if possible. When you center the clay, especially large amounts, the wheel should not slow or stall. The wheel should not shake excessively. Sit down, make sure you are comfortable. Personally I hate using wheels that don't have tray attachments. I would not buy a used kiln that was in heavy use at a school. They will most likely be old and finicky, and they will need parts and coils that you will not know how to replace. If you do… [cont.] Answered by accismus1 - Tue Nov 27 23:06:53 2007 I have a piece of pottery with the initials KL and the number 903 on it. Does anyone know who that is? Q. This piece of pottery would hve been used to hold liquor. It's in the shape of a little keg, on a stand, with 6 little pottery shot glasses inset in the stand (base). May have come from Germany. My Gram had it for 40 or 50 years. Asked by shanny - Sat Jun 24 04:55:39 2006 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. the initials are from kristofer lindquist...who threw that piece in the 1800's. the number was his 903rd piece created that year. Answered by Dean B - Sat Jun 24 05:51:35 2006 Where can I find pottery in the Twin Cities?
Q. We are looking to register for our wedding with a local potter to get all of our dishes. Anyone know of a pottery studio in or near the Twin Cities area? We live in Plymouth. Thanks in advance! Asked by bosstone75 - Sat Mar 31 13:34:29 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. Fired Up (612) 852-2787 1701 E Hennepin Ave Ste 255, Minneapolis, MN Dock 6 Pottery (612) 379-2110 2300 Kennedy St NE Ste 170, Minneapolis, MN Mtl Studios (612) 623-9963 451 Taft St NE, Minneapolis, MN Continental Clay (612) 331-9332 1101 Stinson Blvd Ste 1, Minneapolis, MN Indigo Turtle (612) 378-1337 2715 4th St SE Ste 50, Minneapolis, MN Cloth & Clay Incorporated (651) 646-0238 2325 Endicott St Unit 5, Saint Paul, MN Doin' The Dishes (612) 924-8980 3008 W 50th St, Minneapolis, MN Answered by mahleezah - Fri Apr 6 22:37:11 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "pottery"  news.google.com Verde Independent camp verde - Take a walk around the Verde Valley and sooner or later you are going to come across a scattering of broken pottery . ... and more » news.google.com FayObserver.com Pottery at its finest is what you'll see at the Fayetteville Museum of Art in a traveling show titled "North Carolina Living Treasures: ... and more » news.google.com Wall Street Journal For the period ended May 3, the operator of its namesake, Pottery Barn and West Elm stores swung to a loss of $18.7 million, or 18 cents a share, ... Williams-Sonoma sees a silver lining Home Textiles Today Williams-Sonoma sales slide 21.8% in first quarter Furniture Today Williams-Sonoma falls after Q1 results BusinessWeek MarketWatch - GlobeSt. com - Mediapost.com - TheStreet.com all 47 news articles » From Google News Search: "pottery"  crafts-gifts.com 272px x 300px | 23.40kB [source page] Colorful Indian Pottery Although the style is amazingly similar this pottery was not made by Indians  allmyanmar.com 527px x 510px | 162.10kB [source page] Twantay pottery water pots flower pots basins jars Myanmar A brick lined kiln for pottery Myanmar From Yahoo Image Search: "pottery"  whynotpotteryblog.blogspot.com cookingwithgas hu, 25 Jun 2009 11:21:00 GM He talks so eloquently about his journey into the world of . pottery. making. He is posting up some really great pots and just spent time at a work shop with fellow Seagrove potter David Stuempfle, who is an ultimate cheater! ...  pottery.about.com unknown Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:45:48 GM Now that's some . pottery. work I really like. Reminds me of the wild horses running round the Nevada outback. June 24, 2009 at 5:08 pm. (9) Sukhmandir Kaur says: It's really beautiful Beth, a true work of art! Leave a Comment ...  obhistory.wordpress.com kblavatt Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:56:48 GM Dedi Ridenour's father Dr. PaulWedgewood helped legitimize . pottery. as an art form by demonstrating . pottery. making at the Panama Exposition of 1935 that took place in Balboa Park. Dr.Wedgewood turned the garage of his Sunset Cliff ... From Google Blog Search: "pottery"
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