ceramics

1. / This is what we call the first firing before glazing.
3. / The machine that squeezes out coils
4. / This is what we call work that is ready to be bisque fired
8. / Very fine particle clay applied to the bone dry Jomon pots
10. / The stage of clay when you can build hard-slab pieces
11. / You do this before joining two pieces of clay
12. / The primitive firing method we used for your Jomon
13. / Decorative technique of blocking out sections of a pot before glazing or applying slip

1. / The stage of clay when it is ready to load in a Bisque Kiln
2. / We put this on the bottom of a pot to resist glaze.
3. / Low-fire clay
5. / We do this to homogenize clay and remove air bubbles
6. / Decorative technique of scratching through a layer of slip to reveal what is underneath
7. / High-fire clay
9. / Decorative technique of inlaying slip
14. / The glassy melted coating fired on a ceramic object