Christian Crews art vocabulary Flashcards
Having to do with clay or glass or the making of objects from clay or glass
ceramic
clay that has been watered down acts as glue to slip/score technique
slip
to draw or make lines into clay
score
method used in hand building to connect two pieces of clay together
slip and score tech
is the process of kneading clay out get out air pockes
wedging
long strands of clay are laid on top of each other and joined coil to coil
coil method
waterproof even without glaze it is sturdier than earthenware
stoneware
flattened out piece of clay
slab
clay that is completely dry even without firing it
bone dry
unfired clay
greenware
clay objects that have been fired for 1st time without glaze
bisque ware
bisque ware that has been glazed and fired
glaze ware
special knife used for cutting into moist and leather hard clay
fettling knife
special tool with wooden handle and wire at one or both ends
loop tool
technique of adding small clay forms as decoration.
sprigging on
decoration by carving lines into clay
incising
furnace used for heating clay to temperatures necessary to make it permanently hard and stone like
kiln
heating coils for kiln
element
bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface
footing
clay is hardened when put to a specific temperature
firing
glass forming chemicals it is put on clay then creates a glass like surface to the clay
glaze
clay in liquid form also known as slip with clay after it
slip clay
plaster disk or slab used for clay work
bat
clay form made from mold
casting
liquid clay also known as slip with casting in front of it
casting slip
bone CHINA of england
china
thin coat of color that will soak into greenware or bisque ware
conditioning coat
mixture of
cone
small clay cone holder used when cones are placed on shelves
cone plague
mixture of time and temperature of when the cone will bend show kilns temperature on shelf
cone temperature