Fill My Cup Unit Flashcard

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A leading ceramic artist whose inventive forms and painterly use of color won them international renown.

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Betty Woodman

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This is the stage of clay when it is easily molded and formed.

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Plastic

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This is the stage of clay when it has been fired once.

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Bisqueware

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At the Galvin, we fire clay to a temperature of:

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1945 degrees F

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Philadelphia-based artist, ceramicist, social activist, poet, and educator whose "hand painted surfaces feature classic decorative patterns and motifs combined with elements of urban life, graffiti, and portraits of individuals who have been historically absent from traditional luxury vessels, individuals such as Sojourner Truth, Dr. Cornel West, and the Notorious BIG".

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Roberto Lugo

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This is the stage of clay when it is ready to go into the kiln for the first time.

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Bone Dry

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What is the name for the piece of equipment that heats the clay to very high temperatures?

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Kiln

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This is the stage of clay when it is perfect for carving, where it has dried a bit, so the surface of the clay is not tacky, but you can still make an impression in it with your fingernail.

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Leather Hard

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Albuquerque-based artist who hand-builds with coils and pit fires clay sculptures resembling an icon of modern life - the plastic bottle.

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Jami Porter Lara