Vocab

Question 0

Banding wheel

Answer 0

A wheel head mounted on a pedestal base and turned by hand, used in the formation and decoration of pots

Question 1

Armature

Answer 1

An internal support structure to help sections of a clay sculpture hold their shape when being formed

Question 2

Bisque

Answer 2

Ceramic ware that has gone through the first firing

Question 3

Bone dry

Answer 3

Stage of drying when moisture in the clay body has evaporated so the clay is no longer cold

Question 4

Centering

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The process of applying pressure to a lump of clay on a spinning wheel head to position it

Question 5

Ceramics

Answer 5

Objects made from clay that hold their shape

Question 6

Chuck

Answer 6

A clay shape used to secure leather hard pieces in place for trimming on the wheel

Question 7

Coiling

Answer 7

Attaching rolls of clay together to form pottery

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Collaring

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Squeezing the upper part of a thrown form as it rotates on the wheel in order to decrease the size of its diameter

Question 9

Come

Answer 9

An object made of ceramic materials with a specific melting point used to show the temperature in a link during the firing

Question 10

Dipping

Answer 10

A method of applying glaze or slip

Question 11

Drying

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The elimination or water from clay pieces before firing

Question 12

Extruding

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The process of shaping mouse clay by forcing it through a die

Question 13

Firing

Answer 13

Heating pottery or clay sculpture to a temperature high enough to render it hard and durable

Question 14

Glaze

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A coating of glass that is fusied to the surface of a ceramic piece

Question 15

Green ware

Answer 15

Informed pottery or sculpture

Question 16

Hand building

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Making clay forms by a non mechanical process such as pinching coiling and slab building

Question 17

Kick wheel

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A wheel powered by the potters foot rather than electricity

Question 18

Kiln

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A structure built to fire clay at high temperatures

Question 19

Kiln furniture

Answer 19

Heat resistant shelves and posts used to hold ware during firing

Question 20

Leather hard

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The stage between plastic and bone dry when clay has dried but may still be carved or joined to other pieces

Question 21

Mosaic

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A mural technique accomplished by placing colored pieces of marble, glass, stone, or ceramic in a layer of adhesive material

Question 22

Negative space

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Areas of empty space defined by surrounding material important in an overall design

Question 23

Opening the dome

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Making a hollow in centered clay on the wheel then creating a base and shaping the clay into it’s intended basic form

Question 24

Pinching

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A hand building technique that involves squeezing the clay usually between fingers and thumb

Question 25

Plasticity

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The property of clay that allows it to change shape without tearing it breaking

Question 26

Pulling

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Stroking plastic clay with the hand to shape handles for a pot

Question 27

Shrinkage

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The reduction in size of the clay mass that occurs when water in the clay evaporates during drying and firing. 10-12%

Question 28

Slabbing

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Hand building technique that involves shaping clay into a broad, flat, thick piece

Question 29

Slab roller

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A mechanical device used to prepare clay slabs

Question 30

Slip

Answer 30

A fluid suspension of clay in water used in joining clay pieces and for surface decoration

Question 31

Throwing

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The process of shaping plastic clay on the potters wheel

Question 32

Trimming

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The process of refining a leather hard shape with cutting tools

Question 33

Wax resist

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A decorative technique where liquid wax is applied to a fired it informing clay body

Question 34

Wedging

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A way of improving the workability of clay be eliminating air bubbles

Question 35

Wheelhead

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The flat circular revolving plate of the potters wheel upon which the pot is formed

Question 36

Cone 05

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Temperature we fire to 1886-1905 degrees