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Clay: The Everlasting Memento Christen Baker

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Lecture: Clay: The Everlasting Memento The significance of clay in our daily lives is deeply rooted beyond the physical object. The permanence of clay becomes an important tool that, throughout history, has been used to preserve and commemorate. We subconsciously desire to be remembered and we consciously decide to record our memories.

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Clay: The Everlasting Memento

Christen Baker

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Why Clay?

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Clay is Accessible

• Clay and other ceramic materials are mined for industry.

• clay and ceramic stores around the country.

• You can dig up your own.

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Clay is Versatile

• Functional• Waterproof• Durable• Decorative• Can be altered for the needs of the

artist

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Clay is Pliable

• Can be molded and formed very easily– Handbuilding– Slipcasting– Throwing on the wheel

• Has great plasticity with the addition of water

• Can be very strong with the ceramic additives

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Clay is Archival

• Clay becomes permanent when fired to a minimum of 600 degrees Celcius or 1112 degrees Farenheight.

• Once clay has chemically changed and reached vitrification, it cannot physically break down on its own - ever.

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Ancient Civilization

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Jericho, 7000 BCE

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Mesopotamia

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Sumer, 2500 BCE

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Egypt

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Ancient Greece

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The Etruscans

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The Rise of Industrialized Ceramics

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19th Century America

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Contemporary Interpretations

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What have we concluded?

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