Ceramics Flashcards
ceramic
making objects out of clay or glass
slip
water downed clay, acts like glue
score
to draw on clay
slip/score tech.
connecting two pieces together
wedging
to knead the clay thus removing air pocets
coil method
long strands of clay laid on top of each other and joined through blending coil to coil
stoneware
high fire clay, waterproof
slab
a flattened out piece of clay
bone dry
dried clay but not fired yet
greenware
a term used ti describe unfired clay
bisque ware
have been fired for the first time but not yet glazed
glaze ware
bisque ware that has been glazed and fired
fettling knife
is a special knife like tool too cut into moist and leather hard clay
loop tool
tool used to carve and hollow out clay
sprigging-on
technique where you add small pieces of clay as decorations
incising
decoration technique created by carving lines
kiln
a furnace designed specifically to fire clay to the right tempreture
element
heating coils of an electric kiln
footing
the bottom of a pot that supports the pot
fiing
process where clay is hardened by heating it
glaze
glass forming chemicals. makes a glossy coat on clay
slip clay
liquid clay
bat
plaster disk
casting
a clay made from a mold
casting slip
liquid clay used to form clay things on molds
china
porcelain and bone china of england
conditioning coat
thin coat of color on clay
cone
mixture of ceramic materials so that it bends and softens in the kiln
cone plaque
cone holder in a kiln on the shelf
cone temperament
mixture of time and temp. to show that the kiln is on the right temperature by a cone bending
earthenware
a low fire clay body . fired to maturity at 2000F
food safe
product that has been tested to be safe to eat and drink off of.
foot
base of a ceramic pot
gloss
a shiny glass like finish
kiln wash
coating on kiln shelves to protect them from glaze drips
leather hard
firm greenware but has a wet look
matte
a soft finish with little to no shine
opaque
color which does not allow to show other colors through
peep holes
small holes in the side of a kiln to view the shelf insde
pin holes
tiny holes in the final surface finish of glaze or under glaze
plasticity
refers to ability of clay to be manipulated
posts
support the kiln shelves
semi matte
a satin like surface
semi opaque
colors that only let dark colors shine through
semi transparent
slightly colored or speckled which allow colors to shine through
shelf cone temperature
the amount of heat the cone receives in the kiln
sponge
used to clean and decorate green ware
transparent
clear bas colors without distortions
under glaze
COLOR APPLIED TO GREEN WARE
vent holes
holes you poke in green ware to gas and heat can escape in the kiln
pinch pots
pinching the ball of clay to make a bowl shape
terra cotta
brownish orange earthen ware used to make ceramic sculptures
wheel thrown
old English term means spin. to spin clay
