A ceramic mold is made of plaster. It is made to create a shape or object using clay or slip (liquid clay).

A mold can have one piece, referred to as an open pour, open cast or press mold. Most commonly, molds have two or more pieces which fit together like a puzzle creating a casing to hold liquid clay or ‘Slip’. Open pour or press molds are one piece molds that can be used with slip or by pressing clay into them.

The clay takes on the shape of the cavity of the mold and is then removed, processed and fired.

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