Vocabulary Flashcards
Ceramic
Having to do with clay or glass or the making of objects from clay or glass
Slip
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.
Score
to draw or make lines into clay
Slip/Score Technique
method used in hand building to connect two pieces of clay together
Wedging
Is the process of of kneading clay so as to remove air pockets and create uniform consistency of clay
Coil Method
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.
Stoneware
High fire clay, Stoneware is waterproof even without glaze;the resulting ware is sturdier than earthenware
Slab
A flattened out piece of clay
Bone dry
Clay that is completely dried but not yet fired
Greenware
A term used to describe unfired clay objects
Bisque ware
Clay objects that have been fired for the first time without any glaze
Glaze Ware
bisque ware that has been glazed then fired
Fettling knife
A special knife like tool to cut through moist and leather hard clay
loop tool
A special tool with a wooden handle and loop at the end that is used for carving and hollowing out clay forms
Sprigging on
The technique of as small clay forms for decoration
incising
A decoration technique by carving lines into the clay or carving out small areas
Kiln
A furnace for heating clay items to the specific temperature needed
Element
The heating coils of an electric kiln
Footing
The bottom piece of clay that rests on the surface
Firing
Clay is hardened by heating to a high temperature
Glaze
A glossy coating to the surface of clay after firing
Slip clay
clay in liquid form
Bat
a disk for clay work
Casting
A clay form made from a mold
Casting slip
Is a liquid clay used in the process of forming objects with molds
China
usually refers to the bone china of England, but also porcelin
Conditioning coat
(glaze or underglaze) a thin coat of color that will sink into greenware or bisque ware
cone
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
cone plaque
is a small clay cone holder used when cones are placed on the shelf of the kiln
Cone temperature
the mixture of time and temperature at which the cone will bend to
Earthenware
a low fire clay body that will fire at 2000oF
Food-Safe
A product that is able to be eaten out of
foot
the base part of the ceramic
Gloss
a shiny, glass like finish
Kiln Wash
The coating applied to the top of the kiln shelves to protect them from glaze drips
leather hard
Greenware that is firm but still looks wet
matte
a soft finish with little or no shine
opaque
color that does not allow other colors to show through
peep holes
small holes in the side of a kiln for viewing inside the kiln
Pin holes
tiny holes inthe final surface finish of a glaze
plasticity
the ability of clay to be formed into a shape and retain it
posts
support kiln shelves during firing
semi-matte
a satin-like surface which has a slight shine
Semi opaque
colors which generally allow only dark colors through it
Semi transparent
slightly colored which only allow most colors to show through
Sponge
used for cleaning and decorating greenware
transparent
clear base colors free from cloudiness or distortion
Underglaze
a color in which usually applied to greenware and is covered with a glaze
vent holes
tiny holes made by puncturing wet greenware
Pinch pots
A bowl formed by a combination of stroking and pinching the clay
terra cotta
A brownish-orange earthenware clay body
wheel thrown
The term from old English meaning spin.
handbuilding
Using hands amd simple tools to build pots
pinch
The method of lightly pinching with thumb and forefinger
coil
the technique of building ceramic forms by rolling out coils
molding
Flat slabs of clay pressed into molds to create various shapes
Stages of dryness
Wet, leather-hard, bone dry
sgraffito
Leather hard clay is coated with engobe or slipof contrasting color and then a piattern or picture is added underneath.
Wax resist
patterns or designs are created by brushing a wax medium over and area of clay.
slip trailing
Slip is applied to the greenware through a tube or nozzle
stamping
pressing forms into clay to get decorative effects
majolica
a kind of earthenware made in imitation of Italian maiolica, esp. in England during the 19th century.
Mille Fiore
Creating designs by folding different rods or bars then slicing them
reduction
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
Oxidation
A kiln firing with full supply of oxygen
Raku
A method of firing pottery in 45 minutes at 2000 degrees
mouth
the opening at the top of the vase
neck
the narrow part that leads from the body to the mouth of the vase
body
the main and largest part of the vase
