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Ceramics Vocabulary Flashcards

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Ceramic

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

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Slip/Casting Slip/Slip Clay

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Clay in liquid form. Used to merge multiple peices of clay together using the slip/score technique.

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Score

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To draw or make lines into clay.

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Slip/Score Technique

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

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Wedging

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Process of kneading the clay to remove air bubbles and make the clay consistant.

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Coil Method

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One of the oldest ways of forming pottery. Long stands of clay are laid on top of each other and joined by blending them together.

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Stoneware

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High-fire clay. Waterproof and sturdier than earthenware.

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Slab

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A flattened peice of clay formed by using a rolling pin. Joined with one another using slip.

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Bone Dry

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Clay that is completely dry but not fired.

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Greenware

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Unfired clay objects.

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Bisque/Bisque Ware

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Clay objects that have been fired for the first time without any glaze applied.

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Glaze Ware

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Bisque ware that has been glazed and fired.

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Fettling Knife

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Knife-like tool with a fairly flexible blade for cutting into moist or leather-hard clay.

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Loop Tool

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A tool with a wire loop to carve or hollow out clay forms.

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Sprigging-On

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A term used to describe the technique of adding small clay forms as decoration on pottery.

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Incising

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A decoration technique. Carving lines into clay or carving small areas out but not perferating it.

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Kiln

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A furnace specifically designed for heating clay to the temperatures necessary to make it permanently hard and stone-like. The type of kiln and the fuel used in it can affect the work inside of it.

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Element

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The heating coils of an electric furnace.

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Footing/Foot

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The bottom peice that rests upon a surface.

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Firing

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Term used to describe the heating of clay in a kiln to change it’s structure to be tougher and become bisque ware or glaze ware.

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Glaze

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A glass forming chemical usually with colors added, that applied in liquid form to bisque ware and fired in a kiln, form a typically glossy coating to the surface of the clay. It can be colored, opaque, translucent, or matte.

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Bat

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A plaster disk or slab for clay work.

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Casting

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A clay form made from a mold. May also be reffered to as “plaster castings”.

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China

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A term usually refering to bone china but also is assosiated with vitreous white wares and porcelain.

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Conditioning Coat

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A thin coat of color that will soak into greenware or bisque ware.

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Cone

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

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Cone Plaque

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

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Cone Temperature

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

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Earthenware

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A low-fire clay which is fired to maturity at approx 2000 degrees F.

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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.

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Gloss

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A shiny glass-like finish.

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Kiln Wash

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A refractory coating applied to the top of the kiln shelves to protect them from glaze drips.

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Leather-Hard

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Greenware that has become hard but retains it’s wet look.

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Matte

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A soft finish with little or no shine.

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Opaque

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Color that has no transparency.

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Peep Holes

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Small holes in the side of the koln used for viewing shelf cones and ventilation.

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Pin Holes

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Small holes in the final surface finish of a glaze or an underglaze

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Plasticity

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The clay’s ability to be formed into a shape and retain that shape.

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Posts

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Supports for kiln shelves when firing.

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Semi-Matte

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A satin-like surface with a slight sheen.

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Semi-Opaque

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Opaque that only allows dark colors to show through.

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Semi-Transparent

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Slightly colored and allows most colors to show through with only slight distortions.

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Shelf Cone Temperature

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The amount of heat applied to the wares on kiln shelves.

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Sponge

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A tool for cleaning or decorating greenware.

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Transparent

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Clear base color without cloudiness or distortion.

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Under Glaze

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A golored usually applied to greenware then covered by an glaze.

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Vent Holes

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Small holes made by a needle tool puncturing the clay when two peices are compined to prevent airpockets and building up of gasses inside the clay.

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Pinch Pots

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The technique where a potter forms a shape by pinching and stroking the surface.

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Terra Cotta

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A brownish-orange earthenware clay commonly used for ceramic sculptures.

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Wheel Thrown

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The technique where clay is put on a pottery wheel and compressed as it spins.

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