Ceramic Vocabulary Flashcards
Method of shaping clay by inserting the thumb of one hand into the clay and lightly pinching with the thumb and fingers while slowly rotating the ball in the palm of the other hand.
Pinch
One of several techniques of building pots using only the hands and simple tools rather than the potters wheel.
Handbuilding
Technique of building ceramic forms by rolling out coils.
Coil
When slabs of clay are pressed into molds in order to create various shapes or forms.
Molding
Liquid clay, and easiest way to make it is to gradually sift or spoon dry.
Slip
Method of joining two pieces of clay together
Score & Slip
A Flattened out piece of clay ( What thugs call a car )
Slab
Clay that is completely dried but not yet fired
Bone dry
High fired clay, waterproof even without glaze.
Stoneware
A term used to describe unfired clay objects in general
Greenware
Process of kneading the clay to remove air pockets
Wedging
Clay fired only once but has no glaze
Bisque Ware
Bisque Ware that has been glazed then fired
Glaze ware
Special knife-like tool with a flexible blade
Fettling Knife
Special tool with a wooden handle and a wire loop at one or both ends, used for carving and hollowing out clay forms
Loop Tool
