Ceramic Vocabulary Flashcards
Ceramic
Having to do with clay or glass or the making of objects from clay or glass.
Slip
Clay that has been watered down;acts as a glue in slip/score technique. Slip a fine, liquid form of clay applied to the surface of a vessel prior to firing. Slip fills in pores and gives uniform color.
Score
To draw or make lines into clay.
Slip/Score Technique
Method used in hand building to connect two pieces of clay together.
Wedging
is the process of kneading the clay so as to remove air pockets and create uniform consistency of clay.
Coil Method
one of the oldest ways of forming pottery. Long strands of clay which are laid on top of each other and joined through blending coil to coil. Coil pieces can be almost any shape and any size.
Stonheware
High-fire clay. Stoneware is waterproof even without glaze;the resulting ware is sturdier than earthenware
Slab
a flat rectangular architectural element that is usually formed of a single piece or mass a concrete foundation slab (2) : a rectangular building having little width with respect to its length and usually height
Bone Dry
very dry
Greenware
A term used to describe un fired clay objects in general.
Bisque Ware
Clay objects fired for the first time and without any glaze applied applied to them.
Glaze Ware
bisque ware that has been glazed then fired.
Bisque Ware
Clay objects fired for the first time and without any glaze applied applied to them.
Glaze Ware
bisque ware that has been glazed then fired.
Fettling Knife
Is a special knife-like tool fairly flexible blade for cutting into moist and leather-hard clay.
Loop Tool
A special tool with a handle and wire loop at one or both ends, used for carving and hollowing out clay forms.
Sprigging-on
A term used to describe the technique of adding small clay forms as decoration on the surface of pottery forms; also called applied decoration.
Incising
Is a decoration technique, created by carving lines into clay or carving small areas out of the clay but not perforating it.
Kiln
A furnace designed specifically for clay to the temperature necessary to make it permanently hard and stone like.
