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- 3. Sculptor who created the iconic striding puma figure for the Frankoma Pottery company
- 4. A furnace or oven built of heat‐resistant materials for firing pottery.
- 7. The name of the hill in Sapulpa from which Frankoma Pottery Co. harvested its clay for many decades
- 9. Artist and wife of John Frank who inspired the combination of the name "Frank" and the latter part of "Oklahoma" to create the company name, "Frankoma"
- 10. Rolled, snake-like ropes of clay, joined together to build pots or other ceramics
- 12. a horizontal revolving disk on which wet clay is shaped into pots or other round ceramic objects
- 13. The most popular glaze color produced by the Frankoma Pottery company
- 14. A combination of miniscule clay and glass particles mixed with water; applied to a ceramic piece before firing. During the firing process this applied mixture adheres to the form, giving it a hard, durable surface
- 15. The process of heating clay in a brick oven
- 16. Family of potters from San Ildefonso Pueblo who created black-on-blackware
- 17. Artist who contributed many original wooden sculptures to the Frankoma Pottery Co. for reproduction, often using a brown glaze to mimic the original wood
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- 1. Frankoma dinnerware pattern inspired by designs from indigenous North, Central, and South American cultures
- 2. Frankoma dinnerware pattern inspired by the "natural beauty of the Great Plains" with abstract representations of prairie flowers and simple lines
- 5. Mineral added to glaze that creates a speckled, streaked, and/or mottled effect as the ceramic piece is heated
- 6. A translucent, nonabsorbent body fired at high temperature. White and hard, it was first developed in China during the 8th century
- 8. Finely ground clay particles mixed with water. Used for joining two pieces of clay; can be brushed on for decorating purposes
- 11. From the Italian for "to scratch," a decoration technique that involves scratching designs onto the surface of a pot to reveal the contrasting color beneath