Ceramics.

Question 1

Ceramic

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Slip

Answer 2

Clay that has been watered down; acts as glue in slip/score technique.

Question 3

Score

Answer 3

To draw or make lines into clay.

Question 4

Slip/Score Technique

Answer 4

Method used in hand building to connect two peices of clay.

Question 5

Wedging

Answer 5

Is the process of kneading the clay so as to remove air pockets and create uniform consistency of clay.

Question 6

Coil Method

Answer 6

Long strands of clay are layed on top of each other and joined through blending coil to coil.

Question 7

Stoneware

Answer 7

High-fire clay. Stoneware is waterproof even without glaze.

Question 8

Slab

Answer 8

A flattened out piece of clay; you may use a rolling pin or a slab roller to achieve a slab of clay.

Question 9

Bone Dry

Answer 9

Clay that is completely dried but not yet fired.

Question 10

Greenware

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A term used to describe unfired clay objects in general.

Question 11

Bisque Ware

Answer 11

Clay objects that have been fired for the first time and without and glaze applied to them.

Question 12

Glaze Ware

Answer 12

Bisque ware that has been glazed and fired.

Question 13

Fettling Knife

Answer 13

Is a special knife-like tool with a fairly flexible blade for cutting into moist and leathe-hard clay.

Question 14

Loop Tool

Answer 14

A special tool with a wooden handle and a wire loop at one or both ends, used for carving and hollowing out clay forms.

Question 15

Sprigging-On

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A term used to describe the technique of adding small clay forms as decoration on the surface of pottery forms; aksi called applied decoration.

Question 16

Incising

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Is a decoration technique, created by carving lines into the clay or carving small areas out of the clay but not perforating it.

Question 17

Kiln

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A furnace designed specially for heating clay.

Question 18

Element

Answer 18

The heating coils of an electric kiln.

Question 19

Footing

Answer 19

The bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface.

Question 20

Firing

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Clay is hardened by heating it to a high temperature, fusing the clay particles.

Question 21

Glaze

Answer 21

Glass-forming chemicals, usually with colorants added, that form a glossy coat around the clay.

Question 22

Slip Clay

Answer 22

Clay in liquid form.

Question 23

Bat

Answer 23

A plaster disk or slab for clay work.

Question 24

Casting

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A clay form made from a mold.

Question 25

Casting Slip

Answer 25

Is liquid clay used in the process of forming objects with molds.

Question 26

China

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A term which usually refers to the bone china of England, but also is associated with vitreous white wares and porcelain.

Question 27

Conditioning Coat

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Is a thin coat of color that will soak into the greenware or bisque ware.

Question 28

Cone

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A mixture of ceramic materials that is designed to soften and bend when the proper mixture of time and temperature is reached is reached in the interior of the kiln.

Question 29

Cone Plaque

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Is a small clay cone holder used when cones are placed on the shelf of the kiln to stand

Question 30

Cone Temperature

Answer 30

Is the mixture of time and temperature at which the cone will bend to show the kilns temperature on the shelf.

Question 31

Earthenware

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A low-fire clay body which is fired to maturity at approx. 2000 oF

Question 32

Food-Safe

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A product that has been tested and determined to be safe for use on surfaces which come in contact with food or drink.