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Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Ceramic

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Having to do with Clay of 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, and acts as glue in slip/score technique.

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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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Kneading the clay so as to remove air pockets and create uniform.

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Coil Method

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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. And is water proof even with glaze.

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Slab

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a Flattened out piece of clay that you can use a rolling pin or slab roller to achieve a slab 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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10
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Greenware

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A term used to describe unfired clay objects in general.

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Bisque Ware

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

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Glaze Ware

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Bisque ware that has been glazed the fired.

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13
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Fettling Ware

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Is a special Knife-like with a fairly flexible blade.

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Loop Tool

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Special tool with a wooden handle and a wire loop at one or both ends.

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Sprigging-On

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A term used to describe the technique of adding small clay forms as decoration.

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Incising

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is a decoration technique , created by carving lines into the clay or carving small areas out.

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Kiln

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A furnace designed specifically for heating clay to the temperatures necessary to make it permanently hard and stone like.

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18
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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 of a piece that rests upon a surface.

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Firing

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Clay hardened by heating it to a high temperature , fusing the clay particles.

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Glaze

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Glass-forming chemicals

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Slip Clay

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Clay in liquid form.

23
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Bat

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A plaster disk or slab for clay work.

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Casting

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A clay form made from a mold. or Plaster Castings

25
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Casting Slip

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is liquid clay used in the process of forming objects.

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China

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A term which usually refers to the bone china of england.

27
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Conditioning Coat

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Is a thin coat of color that will soak into the greenware or bisque ware.

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Cone

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A mixture of time and temperture

29
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Cone Plaque

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is a small clay cone holder used when cones are placed on shelfs.

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Cone temperture

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Is the mixtue of time

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Earthenware

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A low-fire clay body which is fired to maturity at approx. 2000 oF.

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Food-Safe

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A product that has been tested and determined to be safe for use

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Foot

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The base or the part of the piece of cermic

34
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Gloss

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A shiny, Glass-like finish.

35
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Kiln Wash

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The refractory cating applied to the top of the kiln shelves.

36
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Leather-hard

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Greenware that is allowed to become firm but still retains it’s wet look

37
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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 which does not allow other colors to show through

39
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Peep holes

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Small holes in the side of a kiln used for viewing shelf cones and ventilating

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Pin holes

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Tiny holes in the final surface finish of a glaze or Underglaze

41
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Plasticity

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

42
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Posts

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Articles made of refractory material which support kiln shelves during firing

43
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Semi-matte

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

44
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Semi-Opaque

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Colors which generally allow only dark colors to show through

45
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Semi-Transparent

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Slightly colored/and or speckled colors which allow most colors to show

46
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Shelf Cone Temperature

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The cone temperature that is fired on the shelf of a kiln

47
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Sponge

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Usually refers to a natural sponge used for cleaning and decorating greenware.

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Transparent

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Clear base colors which are free from cloudiness or distortion

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Under glaze

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A color which is usually applied to greenware and in most cases Is covered

50
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Vent holes

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Small holes made by puncturing the wet greenware with a needle tool when two pieces of ware have been attached.

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Pinch pots

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Starting with a ball of clay the potter opens a hole into the ball and forms a bowl shape

52
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Terra cotta

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A brownish-orange earthenware clay body commonly used for ceramic sculpture.

53
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Wheel thrown

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The term throw comes from Old English meaning spin. A piece of clay is placed on a potters wheel head which spins.

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