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Ceramic Vocabulary Flashcards

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Hand-Building

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A technique used to shape clay using only hands and simple tools. No potter’s wheel.

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Pinch

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A technique for shaping clay by lightly pinching with the index finger and thumb, and slowly rotating the ball in the palm of the other hand.

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Coil

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Technique of building ceramic forms by rolling out coils, or ropes, of clay and joining them together with the fingers or a tool.

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Molding

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

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Slip

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Slip is liquid clay. that acts as glue.

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Score

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To draw or make lines in clay.

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Slip/score technique

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Method used in hand-building to connect 2 pieces of clay.

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Wedging

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Process of kneading clay to get rid of air pockets and create consistency in clay.

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Stoneware

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High-fire clay. waterproof without glaze sturdier than earthenware.

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Slab

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Flattened piece of clay.

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Bone Dry

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Clay that is completely dried but not yet fired.

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Greenware

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A term used to describe unfired clay objects in general.

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Bisque Ware

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clay that has been fired for the first time without any glaze applied to them.

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Glaze Ware

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Bisque ware that has been glazed and fired.

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Fettling Knife

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

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Loop Tool

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A tool with a wooden handle and a wire loop at one or both ends used for carving and hollowing out clay forms.

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Sprigging-on

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A term to describe adding small clay forms as decoration on the surface of pottery forms.

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Incising

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

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Kiln

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A furnace designed specifically to for heating clay to specific temperatures to harden the clay.

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Element

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The heating coil of an electric kiln.

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Footing

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The bottom piece that rests upon a surface.

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Firing

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Clay is hardened by heating it to a high temperature, fusing the clay particles.

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Glaze

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Glass-forming chemicals, usually with colorants added.

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Slip Clay

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Clay in liquid form

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Bat

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A plaster disk or slab for clay work.

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Casting

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A clay form made out of a mold

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Casting Slip

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Clay used in the process of forming objects with molds.

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China

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A bone china of England or porcelain.

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Conditioning Coat

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A thin coat of color that will soak into the green ware or bisque ware.

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Cone

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A mixture of ceramics that softens and bends when the proper mixture of time and temperature is reached inside the kiln.

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Cone Plaque

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

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Cone Temperature

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The mixture of time and temperature when the cone will bend to show the kilns temperature.

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Earthenware

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A low-fire clay that fires about 2000oF.

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Food-Safe

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A product that has been tested that is safe to eat and drink off of.

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Gloss

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A shiny, glass-like finish.

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Kiln Wash

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A coating that’s applied to the kiln shelf to protect it from glaze drip.

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Leather-Hard

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Greenware that can become firm but still has a wet look.

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Matte

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A soft finish with little to no shine.

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Opaque

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Color that doesn’t allow other colors to show through.

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Peep Holes

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Small holes in the side of the kiln used for viewing the cone during firing.

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Plasticity

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The ability the clay has to form into a shape and keep it.

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Posts

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Rods that hold up kiln shelves during firing.

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Semi-Matte

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A satin-like finish that has a sheen to it.

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Semi-Opaque

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Color that only lets darker colors to show through.

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Transparent

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Clear base colors that are free from cloudiness and distortion.

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Semi-Transparent

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Slightly colored and/or speckled colors that let most colors to show through with some distortion.

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Shelf Cone Temperature

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The amount of heat the ware actually gets.

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Sponge

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A natural sponge that’s used for decorating and cleaning greenware.

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Under Glaze

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A color that is applied and sometimes has a glaze put over it.

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Vent Holes

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Small holes in greenware that allow air to go through the clay during firing.

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Terra Cota

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Brownish-orange earthenware usually used for sculptures.

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Wheel Thrown

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An Old English term that means spinning, and when the clay is shaped while in motion on a potters wheel.

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Reduction

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A kiln firing with a insufficient supply of oxygen

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Oxidation

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A kiln firing with a full supply of oxygen.

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Raku

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A type of firing started in Japan.

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Mouth

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The opening at the top of a vase.

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Neck

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The narrower part of the vase that connects the body and the mouth.

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Body

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The main part of the vase that is usually the biggest.

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Wax Resist

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A wax medium that is brushed on to resist the final glaze.

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Slip Trailing

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A decoration method when slip is applied through a tube or nozzle.

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Mille Fiore

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A technique of creating multiple of the same design with colored clay.

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Majolica

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A thin enamel is applied to a ceramic piece and is then painted and glazed with a clear glaze.

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Sgraffito

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A decorating technique where slip is applied to leather-hard clay that is a contrasting color and then a pattern/picture is added.

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