13: Craft Media in Useful Objects Flashcards
art and science of making objects from clay, hardened into a relatively permanent material by firing
ceramics
a practitioner of the art of ceramics
ceramist
a type of clay used for ceramics - fired at a low temperature and remains porous
earthenware
technique in which decorative colored threads are stitched into and over a base of woven fabric
embroidery
baking clay in a special high-temperature oven to solidify it - may be done more than once
firing
a silica-based paint for clay that fuses with the clay body on firing - can be translucent or almost any color
glaze
a type of decoration used in metalwork and some woodwork in which small pieces are fitted into carved recesses
inlay
a high-temperature oven in which pottery or ceramic ware is fired
kiln
a device for producing cloth or fiber art by interweaving fibers at right angles
loom
a technique in which multiple small pieces of wood in different colors and textures are laid down in a design with no bounding wall between them
marquetry
type of white or grayish clay for ceramics - fires at high temperature and is white/translucent, rings when struck (“china”)
porcelain
a ceramist who specializes in making dishes
potter
clay that is thinned to the consistency of cream and used as paint on earthenware or stoneware ceramics
slip
a type of clay used for ceramics - fires at higher temperature and is nonporous when fired, turns grayish or brown
stoneware
loom weaving method in which colored weft fibers of irregular lengths are pulled through stable warps to create patterns or pictures
tapestry
