ceramics

Question 1

foot

Answer 1

the base or the part of the piece of ceramic on which it rests.

Question 2

gloss

Answer 2

a shiny glass like finish.

Question 3

kiln wash

Answer 3

the refactory coating applied to the top of the kiln shelves to protect them from hard glaze drips.

Question 4

leather hard

Answer 4

greeneware that is aloud to become firm but still retains its wet look.

Question 5

matte

Answer 5

a soft finish with little or no shine.

Question 6

opaque

Answer 6

color which does not allow other colors to show through.

Question 7

peep holes

Answer 7

small holes in the side of a kiln used for veiwing shelf cones and ventilating the kiln during the firing process .

Question 8

pin holes

Answer 8

tiny holes in the final surface finish of glaze or underglaze.

Question 9

plasticity

Answer 9

refers to the ability of clay to be formed into a shape and retain it.

Question 10

posts

Answer 10

articles made of refactory material which support kiln shelves during firing.

Question 11

semi-matte

Answer 11

a satin like surface which has a sight sheen to it.

Question 12

semi-opaque

Answer 12

colors which generally which only allow dark colors to show through.

Question 13

semi-transparent

Answer 13

slightly colored and/or speckeled colors which allow most colors to show through with only sight disortions.

Question 14

shelf cone temperature

Answer 14

the cone tempertature that is fired on the shelf of a kiln.th amount of heating the ware actually recieves.

Question 15

sponge

Answer 15

usually refers to a natural sponge used for cleaning and decorating greenware.There are also synthetic sponges avalibale for ceramics.

Question 16

Transparent

Answer 16

clear base colors which are free from cloudiness or disortion.

Question 17

under glaze

Answer 17

a color which is usually applied to greenware and in most cases is covered with glaze.

Question 18

vent holes

Answer 18

small holes made by puncturing the wet greenware qwith a needle tool when two pieces of ware have been attached.these small holes allow the air and gases to escape during fire.Also refers to the peep holes inside of the kiln.

Question 19

pinch pots

Answer 19

starting with a ball of clay the potter opens a hole into the ball and forms a bowl shape through a combination of stroking and pinching the clay.many coil-built pieces are constucted on top of a pinched bottom.

Question 20

Terra cotta

Answer 20

a brownish orange earthenware claybody commonly used for ceramic sculpture.

Question 21

Wheel thrown

Answer 21

the term throw comes from old english meaning spin.A piece of clay is placed on potters wheelhead which spins.The clay is shaped by compression while it is in motion.Often potter will use several thrown shapes together to form one piece(a teapot can be constructed from three or four thrown forms.

Question 22

ceramic

Answer 22

having to do with clay or glassor the making of objects from clay or glass.

Question 23

slip

Answer 23

clay that has been watered down;acts as glue in slip/score technique.slip is a fine,liquid of form and clay applied to the surface of a vessel prior to firing.Slip fills in pores and gives uniform covers.