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Ceramic Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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What is the term for liquid clay?

A

Slip.

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2
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How is molding done?

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Flat slabs of clay are pressed into molds to create various shapes or forms.

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What are the stages of dryness?

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Wet, leather hard, and bone dry.

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What is a term to describe unfired clay objects in general?

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Greenware.

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5
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What is a kiln?

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A furnace designed for heating clay to make the clay hard and stone-like.

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What is a loop tool?

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A tool with a wooden handle and wire loop at one or both ends, used to hollow or carve clay forms.

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7
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What is majolica?

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Firing a piece of earthenware, applying a tin enamel when drying, which allows the piece to form a white opaque porous surface. A design is then applied with glaze and then one layer of transparent glaze is applied.

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8
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What is mille fiore?

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A method to create designs by folding different colored clays together in “rods” or bars, then slicing them like cookies.

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9
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What is a kiln fire with a full supply of oxygen?

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Oxidation

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10
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What is a technique that only uses hands and simple tools and NOT the potters wheel?

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Handbuilding

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What is sgraffito?

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A decorating technique that is leather-hard clay coated with englobe or slip of contrasting color. A picture of pattern is then added by carving or scraping off slip to show the underneath clay.

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12
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What is pinch?

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A method to shape clay by inserting the thumb into the clay and lightly pinching with the thumb and fingers while rotating the ball slowly.

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13
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What is the method to join two of more pieces of clay together called?

A

Score and slip

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14
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What is a glass-like surface used to coat and/or decorate clay?

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Glaze

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What is the process of heating pottery to a specific temperature to change the surface texture?

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Firing

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16
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What is the mouth of a piece?

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The opening at the top of a piece.

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17
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What is the main part of the piece (usually the largest part)?

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The Body

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18
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What is a piece that has been fired once with no glaze?

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Bisque

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19
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What is the part of a piece that leads to the mouth?

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The Neck

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20
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What is the foot of a piece?

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The part of a piece that usually meets the floor.

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21
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What is the method of firing pottery that takes a greenware piece and quickly fires it in a temperature of up to 2000 degrees Fahrenheit?

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Raku

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22
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What is wax resist?

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A decorative technique where patterns/designs are made by using a wax medium to resist the final glaze application when the wax is dry.

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23
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What is reduction?

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A firing technique where there is insufficient oxygen to consume the free carbon emanating from the heated glaze and clay. This results in the formation of carbon monoxide, which pulls oxygen from the clay body and glaze forming color changes.

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24
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What is the technique of building by rolling out coils of clay and joining them together with fingers or a tool?

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Coil

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25
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What is stamping?

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A technique used to decorate by pressing forms into the clay.

26
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What is slip trailing?

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A decorative technique where slip is applied to grenware through a nozzle (like icing on a cake).

27
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What is it called when lines are drawn into clay?

A

Score

28
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What is a flattened out piece of clay?

A

Slab

29
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What is stoneware?

A

High-fire clay which is waterproof without glaze.

30
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What is plasticity?

A

The ability of the clay to be formed into a shape and remain that way.

31
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What is terra cotta?

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A brownish-orange earthenware clay commonly used for ceramic sculpture.

32
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What is a soft finish with little or no shine?

A

Matte

33
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What is a plaster disk or slab for clay work?

A

Bat

34
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What is a casting?

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A clay form made from a mold.

35
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What is earthenware?

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A low-fire clay body which is fired at maturity at approximately 2000 degrees Fahrenheit.

36
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What is a food-safe product?

A

A product that has been tested and determined to be safe for use on surfaces that come in contact with food.

37
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What is a fettling knife?

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A special knife-like tool with a fairly flexible blade for cutting into moist and leather-hard clay.

38
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What is sprigging-on?

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A term used to describe the technique of adding small clay forms as decoration on the surface of pottery forms; also called applied decoration.

39
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What is the word when color does not allow other colors to pass through?

A

Opaque

40
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What are peep holes?

A

Small holes in the side of a kiln used for viewing shelf cones and ventilating the kiln during the firing process.

41
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What are pin holes?

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Tiny holes in the final surface finish of a glaze or underglaze.

42
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What are vent holes?

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Small holes made by puncturing the wet greenware with a needle tool when two pieces of ware have been attached. They allow air and gases to escape during firing.

43
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What is underglaze?

A

A color which is usually applied to greenware and in most cases is covered with a glaze.

44
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What is transparent?

A

Clear base colors which are free from cloudiness or distortion.

45
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What is the element?

A

The heating coils of an electric kiln.

46
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What is a casting slip?

A

Liquid clay used to form objects with molds. (Can be called “slip”)

47
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What is china?

A

A term which refers to the bone china of England, but also is associated with vitreous white wares and porcelain.

48
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What is a thin coat of color that will soak into the greenware or bisque ware.

A

Conditioning coat

49
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What is a cone?

A

A mixture of ceramic materials that is designed to soften and bend when the proper mixture of time and temperature is reached in the interior of then kiln.

50
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What is a cone plaque?

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A small clay cone holder used when cones are placed on the shelf of the kiln to stand.

51
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What is cone temperature?

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The mixture of time and temperature at which the cone will bend to show the kiln’s temperature on the shelf.

52
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What is the refractory coating applied to the top of the kiln shelves to protects them from glaze drips?

A

The kiln wash.

53
Q

What are posts?

A

Articles made of refractory material which support kiln shelves during firing.

54
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What is semi-matte?

A

A satin-like surface which has a slight sheen to it.

55
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What is semi-opaque?

A

Colors which generally allow only dark colors to show through.

56
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What is semi-transparent?

A

Slightly colored and/or speckled colors which allow most colors to show through with only slight distortions.

57
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What is shelf cone temperature?

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The cone temperature that is fired on the shelf of a kiln. The amount of heating the ware actually receives.

58
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What is a sponge?

A

Usually refers to a natural sponge used for cleaning and decorating greenware. There are also synthetic sponges available for ceramics.

59
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What is transparent?

A

Clear base colors which are free from cloudiness or distortion.

60
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Wheel thrown?

A

The term throw comes from Old English meaning spin. A piece of clay is placed on a potter’s wheel head which spins. The clay is shaped by compression while it is in motion. Often the potter will use several thrown shapes together to form one piece (a teapot can be constructed from three or four thrown forms).

61
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What is wedging?

A

Is the process of kneading the clay so as to remove air pockets and create uniform consistency of clay.

62
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What is incising?

A

A decoration technique, created by carving lines into the clay or carving small areas out of the clay but not perforating it.

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