Ceramic glaze

arabic is a natural gum consisting of the hardened sap of various species of the acacia tree. This sap was very precious to the Europeans because it contributed to their growing art culture. It could be used in water color paint and a binder for ceramic

systems are also discussed in this article. Earlier its efficiency was limited to labside use (dental laboratory) but with advancement in software and materials it has become possible to use it chairside. Depending on the method selected, CAD/CAM ceramic blocks

Rocking the Boat is a sculpture created by Janis Mars Wunderlich in 2016. It is a ceramic clay piece with underglaze, slips, oxides, and glaze. This piece of art really caught my eye when I entered the gallery because I am a huge fan of boats. Titanic is my favorite movie and cruises are my favorite vacations, and one of my major goals in life is to own a yacht. So, when I saw this piece of a woman with a boat on her head, I was perplexed, but also curious. My first thoughts about the meaning of

whimsy, asymmetry and high contrast in both scale and color exemplify the art and architecture of the style. Chinoiserie grew out of the Rococo style as European became fascinated with the Far East, specifically intrigued by Chinese ceramics. The blue-and-white luster glaze pottery depicting imaginative accounts of Chinese life became incredibly popular in the late 18th century. And, while Chinoiserie’s influence on architecture was present at Versailles as early as 1670, the

In 2014, the city of Detroit, Michigan switched from city water, to the Flint River. And in 2015, lead levels of the citizens doubled. The water pipes layer was corroded which allowed lead leech into the city’s water supply (Ingraham). Even though the water source was switched again, those corroded pipes were still used to transfer water. People rely on water to survive, and in Detroit, their supply is a chemical mixture containing lead. Lead isn’t safe to consume, and now that it has dissolved into

Since ancient times cobalt compounds have been used to produce blue glass and ceramics. Cobalt blue was discovered even earlier in China and was used for pottery glazes. The name comes from the German word for goblin or evil spirit, kobald and the Greek word for mine, cobalos. Cobalt was discovered by Georg Brandt, a Swedish chemist, in 1739. Brandt was attempting to prove

Pipes are often found at underwater archaeological sites and can provide valuable information, regardless of their condition. Broken pipes can provide similar information to those found still fully intact based on key features, as long as they are still preserved enough to identify. Based on such key features, the origins of pipes can be traced back to their manufacturers, determining both where they came from and the time period during which they were made. Because of this, pipes can be used to

Chapter 1: Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, and Egyptian Civilization The Earliest Cultures • Culture is a group of people’s way of thinking, and is passed down and expressed through their art; art first appeared in the Paleolithic area with homo sapiens. Paleolithic Period: o The paleolithic people were nomads; knowledge of their lives comes from the cave paintings they left behind. o Ritual and Religion: Their art appears to depict their rituals, such as hunting. o Sculpture: Very few of their sculptures

The Blue Mosque, or as its mother language call it The Sultan Ahmet Camii, is an amazing and an interesting Islamic piece of architect located in Istanbul, Turkey. The blue tiles of the inside, adorning its interior walls, are the main reason why people call it the blue mosque. I found it interesting to write about such a historical piece of architecture that was built during the rule of Ahmed I (or the first) in the early 17th century. A tomb of the founder, like many other mosques, a hospice and

Ancient Egyptian sculpture was influential for the time and as well as today through many methods including various sculpture and pottery ranging from colossal obelisks to tiny pieces of pottery. Egyptian developments in sculpture and pottery show aspects of religion, the spreading of their culture, and advanced design. Egyptian sculptures was influenced by their religion through many methods. One of these methods were the obelisks, there happened to be specific rules for them as they were after