Ceramic Vocabulary

Question 1

Ceramic

Answer 1

Having to do with clay or glass

Question 2

Slip

Answer 2

Clay that has been watered down acts as glue

Question 3

Score

Answer 3

To draw or make lines into clay

Question 4

Slip/Score Technique

Answer 4

Method used in hand building to connect two pieces of clay together

Question 5

Wedging

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Coil Method

Answer 6

Long strands of clay which are laid on top of each other and joined through

Question 7

Stoneware

Answer 7

High fired clay

Question 8

Slab

Answer 8

A flattened out piece of clay

Question 9

Bone Dry

Answer 9

Clay that is completely dried but yet not fired

Question 10

Greenware

Answer 10

A term used to describe unfired clay objects in general

Question 11

Bisque Ware

Answer 11

Clay objects that have been fired for the first time and without any glaze applied to them

Question 12

Glaze Ware

Answer 12

Bisque ware that has been glazed then fired

Question 13

Fettling Knife

Answer 13

Is a special kinfe-like tool with a fairly flexible blade for cutting into moist leather-hard clay

Question 14

Loop Tool

Answer 14

A special tool with a wooden handle and a wire loop at one or both ends

Question 15

Sprigging-On

Answer 15

A term used to describe the technique of adding small clay forms as a decoration on the surface

Question 16

Incising

Answer 16

Is a decoration technique,created by carving lines into the clay or carving small areas out of the clay

Question 17

Kiln

Answer 17

A furnace designed specifcally for heating clay

Question 18

Element

Answer 18

The heating coils of an electric kiln

Question 19

Footing

Answer 19

The bottom piece that rests upon a surface

Question 20

Firing

Answer 20

Clay is hardened by heating it to a high tempurture

Question 21

Glaze

Answer 21

Glass-forming chemicals,usually with colorants added

Question 22

Slip Clay

Answer 22

Clay in liquid form

Question 23

Bat

Answer 23

A plaster disk or slab for clay work

Question 24

Casting

Answer 24

A clay form made from a mold

Question 25

Casting Slip

Answer 25

A term which usually refers to the bone china of England

Question 26

Condiotioning Coat

Answer 26

Is a thin coat of color that will soak into the greenware or bisque ware

Question 27

Cone

Answer 27

A mixture of ceramic materials that is designed to soften and bend when the proper mixture of time and tempurture is reached