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Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Having to do with clay or glass or the making of objects from clay or glass

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Ceramic

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Clay that has been watered down; acts as glue in slip/score technique

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Slip

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3
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to draw or make lines onto clay

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Score

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4
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method used in hand building to connect two pieces of clay

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Slip/Score Technique

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5
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kneading the clay to remove air pockets and create uniform consistency

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Wedging

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6
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Long strand of clay which are laid on top of each other and joined through blending coil to coil

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Coil Method

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7
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high-fire clay. Stoneware is waterproof even without glaze; the resulting ware is sturdier than earthenware

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Stoneware

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8
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a flatten out piece of clay

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Slab

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9
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clay that is completely dried but not yet fired

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Bone Dry

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10
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A term used to describe unfired clay objects in general

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Green Ware

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11
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Clay objects that have been fired for the first time without any glaze applied to them

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Bisque Ware

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12
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A special knife-like tool with a fairly flexible blade for cutting onto moist and leather-hard clay

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Fettling Knife

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13
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A special tool with a wooden handle and a wire loop at one or both ends, used for carving and hollowing out clay forms

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Loop Tool

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14
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A term used to describe the technique of adding small clay forms as decoration on the surface of pottery forms; also called applied decoration

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Springing-on

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15
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Is a decoration technique, created by craving lines onto the clay or carving small areas out of the clay but not perforating

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Incising

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16
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A furnace designed specially for heating clay to the temperature necessary to make it permanently hard and stone like

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Kiln

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17
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The heating coils of an electric kiln.

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Element

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18
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The bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface

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Footing

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19
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Clay is harden by heating it to a high temperature, fusing the clay particles.

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Firing

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20
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Glass-forming chemicals, usally with colorants added, that applied in liquid form to bisque ware and fired in a kiln,form a pleasing,usally glossy coating to the surface of the clay. Glaze can be colored, opaque, translucent or matte

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Glaze

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21
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Clay in liquid form

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Slip Clay

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22
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A plaster disk or slab for clay work

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Bat

23
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A clay form made from a mold. May also be referred to ‘plaster castings’

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Casting

24
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Is liquid clay used in the process of forming objects with mold. Also referred to as ‘slip’

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Casting Slip

25
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A term which usually refer to the bone of chine of England

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China

26
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A thin coat of color that will soak into the green ware or bisque ware

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Conditioning Coat

27
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A mixture of ceramic materials that is designed to soften and bend the proper mixture of time and temperature is reached in the interior of the kiln

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Cone

28
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A small clay cone holder used when cones are placed on the shelf of the green ware or bisque ware

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Cone Plaque

29
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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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Cone Temperature

30
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Low-fire clay body which is fired to maturity at approx. 2000 oF

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Earthenware

31
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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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Food-safe

32
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The base or the part of the piece of ceramic on which it rests

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Foot

33
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A shiny, glass-like finish

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Gloss

34
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The refractory coating applied to the top of the kiln shelves to protect them from glaze drips

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Kiln Wash

35
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Green ware that is allowed to become firm but still retain its wet look

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Leather-hard

36
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A soft finish with little or no shine

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Matte

37
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Color which does not allow other color to show through

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Opaque

38
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Small holes in the side of a kiln used for viewing shelf cones and ventilating the kiln during the firing process

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Peep Hole

39
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Tiny holes in the final surface finish of a glaze or Under glaze

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Pin holes

40
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refer to the ability of clay to be formed into a shape and retain it

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Plasticity

41
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Article made of refractory material which support kiln shelves during firing

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Posts

42
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A satin-like surface which has a slight sheen to it

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Semi-Matte

43
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Color which generally allow only dark colors to show through

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Semi-Opaque

44
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Slightly colored and/or speckled color which is allow most colors to show through with only slight distortions

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Semi-Transparent

45
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The cone temperature that is fired on the shelf of a kiln. The amount of heating the ware actually receives

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Shelf Cone Temperature

46
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Refers to a natural sponge used for cleaning and decorating green ware. There are also synthetic sponges available for ceramic

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Sponge

47
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Clear base colors which are free from cloudiness or distortion

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Transparent

48
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A color which is usually applied to green ware and in most cases is covered with a glaze

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Under Glaze

49
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Small holes

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Vent Holes

50
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starting with a ball of clay the potter opens a hole into the ball and forms a bowl shape through a combinaton of stroking and pinching the clay. Many coil-built pieces are constructed on top of a pinched bottom.

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Pinch Pots

51
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A brownish-orange earthenware clay body commoly used for ceramic structure

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Terra Cotta

52
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The term ‘‘throw’’ comes from Old English meaning spin. A piece is placed on a potter wheel head which spins. The clay is shaped by compression while it is in motion.Often the potter will use serveral thrown shapes together to form one piece.

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Wheel Thrown

53
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A middle age guy that teaches art and basketball. He survive mostly off of Dr.Pepper. Coach also works at the Lego Store.

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Coach Presly

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