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Ceramic vocabulary Flashcards

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BAT

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a plaster disk or slab work

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a satin-like surface which has a sheen to it

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SEMI-MATTE

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use to heat clay at the right tempture to make it hard.

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KILN

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the bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface. There are 2 kinds raised and flush.

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FOOTING

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a low-fire clay which if then fired at approx. 2000 degrees F

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EARTHENWARE

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color that allows other color to come through

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OPAQUE

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glass-forming chemicals, usually with colored added.

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GLAZE

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a clay form from a mold

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CASTING

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VENT HOLES

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small holes made in wet greenware to alloe air to escape durning firing

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a term used to describe unfired clay clay objects in general.

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GREENWARE

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SPONGE

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used for cleaning and decorating greenware

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SEMI-TRANSPARENT

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slightly colored 9and/or speckled color) which allows most color to come through

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SLIP/SCORE TECHNIQUE

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method used in hand buliding to connect 2 pieces together

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STONEWARE

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high-fire clay. Stoneware is waterproof even without glaze; resulting ware is studier than earthenware

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SLIP

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clay that has been waterd down; acts as a glue in slip/score technique.

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WEDGING

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th prosses of kneading clay so as to remove all the air pockets and create a uniform consistency

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PIN HOLES

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tiny holes in the final surface of a glaze

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a tool with a wood handel and a wire loop at the ends, used for carving and hollowing out clay forms.

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LOOP TOOL

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a color applied to greenware and usually covered with a glaze

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UNDERGLAZE

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small holes made in wet greenware to alloe air to escape durning firing

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VENT HOLES

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21
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tiny holes in the final surface of a glaze

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PIN HOLES

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TERRA COTTA

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a brownish-orange earthenware clay body commonly used for ceramic sculpture

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

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CONDITIONING COAT

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clay that is wet and easily molded

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WET

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one of the oldest ways of forming pottery. Long strands of clay which are laid on top of eachother and joined through blending coil to coil. Coil pieces can be almost any shape and size.

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COIL METHOD

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mix of ceramic materials and will bend whenat a certain tempture

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CONE

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27
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liquid clay used in the prosses of forming objects with molds

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CASTING Slip

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clay is hardened by heating clay to a high tempture, fusing the clay particles.

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FIRING

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FOOD-SAFE

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a product that has been tested to be safe for surfaces that touch food

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30
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holes in the side of the kiln used for viewing the shelf cones and for ventelation

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PEEP HOLES

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GLOSS

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a shiny glass like finish

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KILN

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use to heat clay at the right tempture to make it hard.

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33
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the heating coils of and eletric kiln

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ELEMENT

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34
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to draw or make lines into clay

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SCORE

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35
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the making of objects from clay of glass

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CERAMIC

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36
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used for cleaning and decorating greenware

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SPONGE

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ELEMENT

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the heating coils of and eletric kiln

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WEEL THROWN

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a piece of clay is compressed by a potters wheel made into a cup, bowl of vase

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KILN WASH

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a coating on the top of a kiln shelves to protect them from glaze drops

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40
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the cone tempture that is fired on a shelf of a kiln

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SHELT CONE TEMPTURE

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41
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a plaster disk or slab work

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BAT

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42
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clay objects that have been fired once and with no glaze.

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BISQUE WARE

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CERAMIC

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the making of objects from clay of glass

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CONE PLAQUE

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holdes the cone

45
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a shiny glass like finish

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GLOSS

46
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SLAB

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a flattened piece of clay

47
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starting with a ball of clay, opening a hole in the ball and forming a bowl by pinching and stroking the clay

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PINCH POTS

48
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a term which usually refers to the bone china of england

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CHINA

49
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FOOT

A

the base of a work or the surface which it rests on

50
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SPRIGGING-ON

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a term to describe the adding of small clat forms on the surface of pottery; also called applied decoration.

51
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the tempture at which the cone bends down a certain way

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CONE TEMPTURE

52
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CONDITIONING COAT

A

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

53
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FOOTING

A

the bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface. There are 2 kinds raised and flush.

54
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SEMI-OPAQUE

A

colors that generally allow only dark colors to come through

55
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holdes the cone

A

CONE PLAQUE

56
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GLAZE

A

glass-forming chemicals, usually with colored added.

57
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a soft finish with no shine

A

MATTE

58
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clay that has been waterd down; acts as a glue in slip/score technique.

A

SLIP

59
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clear base applied to greenware

A

TRANSPARENT

60
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is a knife like tool with a flexible blabe for cuttung moist and leather-hard clay

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FETTLING KNIFE

61
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SEMI-MATTE

A

a satin-like surface which has a sheen to it

62
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FETTLING KNIFE

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is a knife like tool with a flexible blabe for cuttung moist and leather-hard clay

63
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OPAQUE

A

color that allows other color to come through

64
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GREENWARE

A

a term used to describe unfired clay clay objects in general.

65
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a piece of clay is compressed by a potters wheel made into a cup, bowl of vase

A

WEEL THROWN

66
Q

high-fire clay. Stoneware is waterproof even without glaze; resulting ware is studier than earthenware

A

STONEWARE

67
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the base of a work or the surface which it rests on

A

FOOT

68
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th prosses of kneading clay so as to remove all the air pockets and create a uniform consistency

A

WEDGING

69
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INCISING

A

decoration crested by carving lines into clay or carving small areas out of clay but not perforationg it.

70
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EARTHENWARE

A

a low-fire clay which if then fired at approx. 2000 degrees F

71
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CHINA

A

a term which usually refers to the bone china of england

72
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PEEP HOLES

A

holes in the side of the kiln used for viewing the shelf cones and for ventelation

73
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a term to describe the adding of small clat forms on the surface of pottery; also called applied decoration.

A

SPRIGGING-ON

74
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articles made to support the shelves

A

POSTS

75
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a coating on the top of a kiln shelves to protect them from glaze drops

A

KILN WASH

76
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SHELT CONE TEMPTURE

A

the cone tempture that is fired on a shelf of a kiln

77
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colors that generally allow only dark colors to come through

A

SEMI-OPAQUE

78
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greenware that has become frim but looks wet

A

LEATHER-HARD

79
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COIL METHOD

A

one of the oldest ways of forming pottery. Long strands of clay which are laid on top of eachother and joined through blending coil to coil. Coil pieces can be almost any shape and size.

80
Q

slightly colored 9and/or speckled color) which allows most color to come through

A

SEMI-TRANSPARENT

81
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BISQUE WARE

A

clay objects that have been fired once and with no glaze.

82
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PALATISITY

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refers to the ability of clay to be formedinto a shape

83
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PINCH POTS

A

starting with a ball of clay, opening a hole in the ball and forming a bowl by pinching and stroking the clay

84
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CASTING

A

a clay form from a mold

85
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method used in hand buliding to connect 2 pieces together

A

SLIP/SCORE TECHNIQUE

86
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a product that has been tested to be safe for surfaces that touch food

A

FOOD-SAFE

87
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refers to the ability of clay to be formedinto a shape

A

PALATISITY

88
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POSTS

A

articles made to support the shelves

89
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BONE DRY

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clay that is completly dry but not yet fired

90
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WET

A

clay that is wet and easily molded

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LOOP TOOL

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a tool with a wood handel and a wire loop at the ends, used for carving and hollowing out clay forms.

92
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CASTING Slip

A

liquid clay used in the prosses of forming objects with molds

93
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CONE

A

mix of ceramic materials and will bend whenat a certain tempture

94
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MATTE

A

a soft finish with no shine

95
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UNDERGLAZE

A

a color applied to greenware and usually covered with a glaze

96
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a brownish-orange earthenware clay body commonly used for ceramic sculpture

A

TERRA COTTA

97
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a flattened piece of clay

A

SLAB

98
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SCORE

A

to draw or make lines into clay

99
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FIRING

A

clay is hardened by heating clay to a high tempture, fusing the clay particles.

100
Q

decoration crested by carving lines into clay or carving small areas out of clay but not perforationg it.

A

INCISING

101
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LEATHER-HARD

A

greenware that has become frim but looks wet

102
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TRANSPARENT

A

clear base applied to greenware

103
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clay that is completly dry but not yet fired

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BONE DRY

104
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CONE TEMPTURE

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the tempture at which the cone bends down a certain way

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