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^glaze must be exact so ingre- j clients are weighed on gram i
Scales for intense accuracy j . and are mixed with utmost 1 care to assure a uniform glaze I Glazes come in a variety of ! colors. J Miss Jordan prepares her clay body by hand. It is
| moistened and spaded then wedged into lumps and aged for at least three weeks. The i aging breaks down the clay J particles making it more plastic, which means it will respond more readily to the throwing movements and be less likely to collapse. Early Japanese potters considered aging so important that often a potter used clay that had been prepared and left to age by his grandfather. Just before using, the clay is i wedged again and production | begins. Miss Jordon breaks; off a lump of clay, the amount depending on the size vessel to be made, and “throws* it on the wheel which she k4cks into motion. In a matter of minutes, a bowl, a pitcher, a jar, or what have you, has materialized under the adept hands of the artist. Handles and this is set aside to dry and another begun.
Handles wnen needed, and decorations when desired, are applied and the pot set aside to dry. When large production is wanted, an assembly line technique is used. A number of ves sels are made, then all handles attached followed by the decorating of all products.
When enough clay ware has been made to fill the kiln, it is loaded and bisque fired which hardens the product so the glaze can be applied with ease and without damage to the - pot. After the application of the glaze, done by dipping or pouring, the ware is kiln fired a
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