Art Vocab Words Flashcards
Ceramic
Having to do with clay or glass or the making of objects from glass or clay.
Slip
Clay that has been watered down; acts as glue in slip/score technique.
Score
To draw or make lines in clay.
Slip/Score Technique
Method used in hand building clay to connect two pieces and give uniform color.
Wedging
Is the process of kneading clay to remove air pockets and create uniform consistency of clay.
Coil Method
One of the oldest ways of forming pottery. Long strands of clay are laid on top of each other then blended together.
Stoneware
High fired clay. Water proof without glaze.
Slab
A flattened out piece of clay.
Bone Dry
Clay that has been completely dried but is not yet fired.
Greenware
Unfired clay objects in general.
Bisque Ware
Clay objects that have been fired for the first time with out any glaze.
Glaze Ware
Bisque Ware that has been glazed then fired.
Fettling Knife
Is a special knife like tool with fairly flexible blade for cutting into most leather-hard clay.
Loop Tool
A tool with a wooden handle and wire loop at one or both ends, used for carving or hallowing out clay forms.
Sprigging-on
A term used to describe the technique of adding small clay forms as decoration on the surface of pottery forms; also called applied decoration.
