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 Pottery Question No marks on bottom Jardiniere tan hand painted with pinstriped butterflies Dark brown paint? Q. it is old, has crazing scalloped top edge is heavy is iron stone or pottery glazed finish, Cream or tan color I have a picture If someone wants to look at it. This piece is old it is crazed Has glazed finish. Scalloped top edge. I have a picture if someone wants to see it. Asked by Sally W - Wed Mar 26 22:42:15 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Yes. Would love to see it, please add details and link to picture. Answered by Jamm - Thu Mar 27 11:34:54 2008 Is there a web site that shows pictures of layouts of pottery studios? Q. I am in the process of building a pottery studio and would like as much information as possible before all of my electrical, lighting, shelving, etc. are completed. I designed my studio floor plan, but on 2nd thought, would like suggestions from others who already have a studio and could advise me on things I might not have already considered which would be helpful. Asked by sophie - Mon Apr 28 07:39:33 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Answered by Romeo - Thu May 1 04:29:49 2008 Who can I go to when I wan to fix a broken pottery vase? Can I do it myself?
Q. I have a pottery vase that has been broken at one part at the back of the vase. I tried gluing the pieces back together, but they don't quite fit together and there are many pieces missing because they been turn to dust. All I want is just something to fill in the gaps, cover it up, and maybe mask it with a similar color. The break is in the back so it doesn't have to be perfect. Asked by catlean@sbcglobal.net - Sat Jan 27 00:08:01 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. You can fix it yourself about as good as anyone else. Get some anerobic glue or often called that majic glue that sicks together your fingers. apply to both pieces to join. When you are all done get yourself some ordinary tile grout at Lowes and some cement collorant to suit your color. Add that to grout. Fix the crack seams best as you can. Then sand it smooth with wet/dry 2000 grit paper using wet always. It will look really good. Answered by James M - Sat Jan 27 00:54:01 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "pottery"
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