Susan Setley on mon 5 jan 04
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In a message dated 1/5/04 8:15:39 PM, bacia@CHARTER.NET writes:
> I did not go to the dictionary, but when I think of incising, I think
> of making a mark in damp clay, before leather hard.=A0 When I think of=20
> carving,
> it would be advanced leather hard. One also carves wood (that is hard),
> stone, and other materials that are far from clay at the point when it cou=
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> be
> incised.
> This is all IMHO.=A0 Regards, Bacia
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To me, carving is taking clay away. For instance, I might outline a leaf, an=
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then carve the clay away from around its edges to make the leaf stand out. T=
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me, incising, is just the opposite -- I cut lines into the clay. When I do=20
that, I'm creating a design, and I fill it with black slip. When I'm done, I=
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buffed the surface with a Scotch pad or such, and the surface is level and=20
smooth, but with black lines in it. I think if it's a line it's "incising,"=20=
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carving creates a multi-dimensional surface.
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