porcelain clay


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porcelain clay

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(Minerals) another name for kaolin
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Noun1.porcelain clay - a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar)porcelain clay - a fine usually white clay formed by the weathering of aluminous minerals (as feldspar); used in ceramics and as an absorbent and as a filler (e.g., in paper)
Kaopectate - trade name for a fixed-combination antidiarrheal drug that use kaolin as the adsorbent and pectin as the emollient
art paper - a high-quality paper (usually having a filler of china clay)
clay - a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
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The artist pioneered this particular craft, which involves glazing a porcelain clay base with spray guns before forming the colors in a kiln.
PORCELAIN CLAY CREATIONS Date: 6 October Time: 10am Venue: Roe Valley Arts Centre, Limavady Contact: (028) 7776 0650 Join Sandra Robinson for a day of exploring beautiful porcelain, using ceramic techniques which allow you to make either porcelain paintings or 3D objects such as small vases or tea-light holders.
Porcelain clay is used in the production of cup and plate.
Geometric, prismatic form constructions, the peaceful and harmonious combination of space with volume, dramatically decorated surfaces, the colour effect of cobalt carbonate as she defines it as Black Sea blue and reddish colour of the earth with the ferrum sulphate all reflect on her porcelain clay bodies her own land where she lives.
David Pellerin of New London, New Hampshire-based Indikoi Sinks patiently explained the exhaustive process he employs over about four weeks to turn porcelain clay into glittering sink basins.
These folds are made from various porcelain clay bodies, each with a slightly different hue.
This time she experimented with porcelain clay shapes to capture the look, flow and feel of cool, fresh linen as it appears in the painting Washing Day by Jacob Morris.
A cargo ship loaded with porcelain clay collided with the passenger ship on Sunday in Guiping, said Zeng Jianqing, vice mayor with the municipal government.
The passenger ship, from which 28 people have been rescued, collided with a cargo ship loaded with porcelain clay on Sunday on the Xunjiang River in the city of Guiping.
The porcelain clay came from a decayed granite stone found near the Arita region, which was rich in the iron necessary for these wares.
Hannah, 18, of Redcar, has produced work, entitled effeminate embodiment, which captures the body's form through life size porcelain clay sculptures.