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Ceramic

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

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Slip

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Clay that has been watered down; acts as glue in slip/score technique. Slip- a fine liquid form of clay applied tot he surface of a vessel prior to firing. Slip fills in pores and gives uniform color.

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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 pieces of clay together

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Wedging

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

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Coil Method

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One of the oldest ways of forming pottery. Long strands of clay which are laid on top of each other and joined through blending coil to coil.

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Stoneware

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High fire clay, Stoneware is waterproof even without glaze;the resulting ware is sturdier than earthenware

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Slab

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A flattened out piece of clay

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Bone dry

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Clay that is completely dried but not yet fired

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Greenware

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A term used to describe unfired clay objects

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Bisque ware

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

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Glaze Ware

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bisque ware that has been glazed then fired

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Fettling knife

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A special knife like tool to cut through moist and leather hard clay

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loop tool

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A special tool with a wooden handle and loop at the end that is used for carving and hollowing out clay forms

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Sprigging on

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The technique of as small clay forms for decoration

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incising

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A decoration technique by carving lines into the clay or carving out small areas

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Kiln

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A furnace for heating clay items to the specific temperature needed

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Element

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The heating coils of an electric kiln

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Footing

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The bottom piece of clay that rests on the surface

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Firing

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Clay is hardened by heating to a high temperature

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Glaze

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A glossy coating to the surface of clay after firing

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Slip clay

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clay in liquid form

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Bat

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a disk for clay work

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Casting

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A clay form made from a mold

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Casting slip

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

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China

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usually refers to the bone china of England, but also porcelin

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Conditioning coat

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(glaze or underglaze) a thin coat of color that will sink into greenware or bisque ware

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cone

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A mixture of ceramic meterials that will bend when the proper mixture of of time and temperature is reached by the inside of the kiln

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cone plaque

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is a small clay cone holder used when cones are placed on the shelf of the kiln

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Cone temperature

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the mixture of time and temperature at which the cone will bend to

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Earthenware

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a low fire clay body that will fire at 2000oF

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Food-Safe

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A product that is able to be eaten out of

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foot

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the base part of the ceramic

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Gloss

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a shiny, glass like finish

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Kiln Wash

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The 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 is firm but still looks wet

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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 does not allow other colors to show through

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peep holes

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small holes in the side of a kiln for viewing inside the kiln

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Pin holes

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tiny holes inthe final surface finish of a glaze

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plasticity

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

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posts

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support kiln shelves during firing

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semi-matte

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a satin-like surface which has a slight shine

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Semi opaque

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colors which generally allow only dark colors through it

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Semi transparent

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slightly colored which only allow most colors to show through

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Sponge

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used for cleaning and decorating greenware

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transparent

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clear base colors free from cloudiness or distortion

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Underglaze

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

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vent holes

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tiny holes made by puncturing wet greenware

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Pinch pots

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A bowl formed by a combination of stroking and pinching the clay

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terra cotta

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A brownish-orange earthenware clay body

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wheel thrown

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The term from old English meaning spin.

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handbuilding

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Using hands amd simple tools to build pots

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pinch

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The method of lightly pinching with thumb and forefinger

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coil

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the technique of building ceramic forms by rolling out coils

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molding

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Flat slabs of clay pressed into molds to create various shapes

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Stages of dryness

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Wet, leather-hard, bone dry

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sgraffito

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Leather hard clay is coated with engobe or slipof contrasting color and then a piattern or picture is added underneath.

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Wax resist

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patterns or designs are created by brushing a wax medium over and area of clay.

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slip trailing

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Slip is applied to the greenware through a tube or nozzle

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stamping

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pressing forms into clay to get decorative effects

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majolica

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a kind of earthenware made in imitation of Italian maiolica, esp. in England during the 19th century.

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Mille Fiore

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Creating designs by folding different rods or bars then slicing them

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reduction

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A kiln firing where there is insufficient oxygen to consume the carmon emanating from the heated glaze and clay, resulting in the formation of carbon monoxide

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Oxidation

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A kiln firing with full supply of oxygen

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Raku

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A method of firing pottery in 45 minutes at 2000 degrees

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mouth

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the opening at the top of the vase

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neck

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the narrow part that leads from the body to the mouth of the vase

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body

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the main and largest part of the vase

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