Vocabulary

Question 1

ceramic

Answer 1

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

Question 2

slip

Answer 2

clay that has been watered down ; acts as glue in slip/score technique it is a fine liquid of clay to the surface of a vessel prior.

Question 3

score

Answer 3

to draw or make lines into clay.

Question 4

slip/score technique

Answer 4

method used in hand building to connect two pieces of clay together.

Question 5

wedging

Answer 5

is the process of kneeing the clay so as to remove air pockets and create uniform consistency of clay.

Question 6

coil method

Answer 6

one of the oldest ways of forming pottery that are long strands of clay laid on top of each other.

Question 7

stoneware

Answer 7

high-fire clay it is waterproof even without glaze and sturdier than earthware.

Question 8

slab

Answer 8

a flattened out piece of clay with useing a rolling pin or slab roller to achieve a slab of clay can be cut into pieces.

Question 9

bone dry

Answer 9

clay that is completly dried but not fired.

Question 10

greenware

Answer 10

a term used to describe unfired clay objects.

Question 11

bisque ware

Answer 11

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

Question 12

glaze ware

Answer 12

bisque ware that has been glazed then fired.

Question 13

fettling knife

Answer 13

is a special knive-tool with a fairly flexible blade for cutting into moist and leather-hard clay.

Question 14

loop tool

Answer 14

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

Question 15

sprigging-on

Answer 15

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

Question 16

incising

Answer 16

is a decoration technique,created by craving lines into clay or carving small areas out of the clay but not performing it.

Question 17

kiln

Answer 17

a furnace desinged specifically for heating clay to the temperatures necessary to make it permenatly hard and stone like.

Question 18

element

Answer 18

the heating coils of an electric kiln.(refers to burned out elements with to little or no electrical current)

Question 19

footing

Answer 19

the bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface (may be wheel thrown or hand built)they are two kinds:raised and flush

Question 20

firing

Answer 20

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

Question 21

glaze

Answer 21

glass forming chemicals,usually with colorants added,that applied liquid form to bisque ware and fired ia kiln.

Question 22

slip clay

Answer 22

clay in liquid form.

Question 23

bat

Answer 23

a plaster disk or slab for clay work.

Question 24

casting

Answer 24

a clay form made from a mold and may also be referred to “plaster castings.”

Question 25

casting slip

Answer 25

is a liquid clay used in the process of forming objects with molds also referred to as “slip”.

Question 26

china

Answer 26

a term wich usually refers to the bone china of england,but also is associated with vitreous wares and porcelain.

Question 27

coditioning coat

Answer 27

is a thin coat of color that will soak into the greenware and bisque ware.

Question 28

cone

Answer 28

a mixture of ceramic materials that is designed to soften and bend when the proper mixture of time and temperature is reached in the interior of the kiln.

Question 29

con plaque

Answer 29

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

Question 30

cone temperature

Answer 30

is the mixture of time and temperature at which the cone will bend to show the kilns temperatuer on the shelf.

Question 31

earthenware

Answer 31

a low fire clay body which is fired to maturity at approx. 2000 farenheit

Question 32

food safe

Answer 32

a product that has been tested to be safe in contact with foods or drinks

Question 33

foot

Answer 33

the base or the part of the piece of ceramics on which it rests

Question 34

gloss

Answer 34

a shiny,glass like finish

Question 35

kiln wash

Answer 35

refactory coating applied to the top of the kiln to protect them from gloss drops

Question 36

leather hard

Answer 36

greenware that is allowed to become firm but still retains its wet look

Question 37

matte

Answer 37

a soft finish with little or no shine

Question 38

opaque

Answer 38

color which does not allow other colors to show through

Question 39

peep holes

Answer 39

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

Question 40

pin holes

Answer 40

tiny holes in the final surface finish of a glaze or underglaze

Question 41

plasticity

Answer 41

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

Question 42

posts

Answer 42

articles made of refractory material which supports kiln shelves during firing

Question 43

semi matte (sm)

Answer 43

a stain like surface which has a slight sheen to it

Question 44

semi opaque

Answer 44

colors which generally allow only dark colors to show through