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Ceramics

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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 to the vessel prior to firing. Slip fills in the pores and gives uniform color.

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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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Score

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To draw or make lines into 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. Coil pieces can be almost any shape and any size.

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Stoneware

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High-fire clay. Stonware is waterproof even without glaze; the result ware is sturdier than earthware.

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Slab

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a flattened out piece of clay; you may 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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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 glaze then fired

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Fettling Knife

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Is a special knife like tool with a a fairly flexible blade for cutting into moist and leather-hard clay

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Loop Tool

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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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Sprgging-on

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

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Incising

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Is a dcoration technique, created by carving lines into the clay or carving small areas out of the clay but not performing it

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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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Element

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The heating coils of an electric kiln.

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Firing

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

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Glaze

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Glass-forming chemicals, usually with colorants added, that applied in liquid form to bisque ware and fired in a kiln, form a pleasing , usuakky glossy coating to surface of the clay.

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Slip clay

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Clay in liquid form.

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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. May also be referred to”plaster castings”.

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Casting Slip

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

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China

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A term which usually refers to the bone china of England , but also is associated with vitreous white wares and porcelain.

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Conditioning Coat(glazing or underglazde)

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

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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 to stand.

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Cone Temperature

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

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Earthenware

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A low-fire clay body which is fired to maturitynat 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 on surfaces which come in contact with food or drink.

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Foot

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

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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 refractory coating applied to the top of the kiln shelves to protect the from glaze drips.

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Leather-Hard

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

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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.

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Peep Holes(vent holes)

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

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Pin Holes

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

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Plasticity

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

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Posts(kiln)

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Articles made of refactory material which support kiln shevles during firing.

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Semi-Matte

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

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Semi-Opaque

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Colors which generally allow only dark colors to show through.

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Semi-Transparent

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Clear base colors which aree free from cloudiness or disortion.

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Self Cone Temperature

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

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Sponge

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Usually refers to anatural 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 with a glaze.

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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 are attached.

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Pinch Pots

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Staring with a ball of clay the potter opens a hole into the ball and forms a bowl shape through a combination of stroking and pinching the clay.

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Terra Cotta

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

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Footing

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The bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface.

52
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Wheel thrown

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The term throw comes from Old English meaning spin.

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