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Vocabulary Gabrielle Mills 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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A fine, liquid form of clay applied to the surface of a vessel prior to firing; fills in pores and gives uniform color

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Slip

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The process of kneading the clay so as to remove air pockets and create uniform consistency of clay

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Wedging

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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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Coil Method

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High-fire clay; waterproof even without glaze

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Stoneware

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A flattened out piece of clay; can be draped over or into forms, rolled around cylinders or built-up into geometric forms

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Slab

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Clay that is completely dry but not yet fired

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Bone Dry

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A term used to describe unfired clay objects in general

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Greenware

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

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Bisque Ware/Bisque

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Bisque ware that has been glazed then fired

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Glaze Ware

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

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Fettling Knife

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12
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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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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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Sprigging-on

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14
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Is a decoration technique, created by carving lines into the clay or carving small areas out of the clay but not perforating it

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Incising

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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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Kiln

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16
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The heating coils on an electric kiln

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Element

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17
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The bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface

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Footing

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18
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Clay is hardened by heating it to a high temperature, fusing the clay particles

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Firing

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

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Glaze

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20
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A plaster disk or slab for clay work

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Bat

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21
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A clay made from a mold

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Casting

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22
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Liquid clay used in the process of forming objects with molds

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Casting Slip

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23
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A term which usually refers to the bone china of England, but also associated with vitreous white wares and porcelain

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China

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24
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A thin coat of color that will soak into the greenware or bisque ware

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Conditioning Coat

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25
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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 kiln

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Cone

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26
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A small clay cone holder used when cones are placed on the shelf of the kiln to stand

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Cone Plaque

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27
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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

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

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Earthenware

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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

30
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The base or the part of the piece of ceramic on which it rests

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Foot

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A shiny, glass-like finish

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Gloss

32
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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

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

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Leather-hard

34
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A soft finish with little or no shine

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Matte

35
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Color which does not allow other colors to show through

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Opaque

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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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Peep Holes

37
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Tiny holes in the final surface finish of a glaze or Underglaze

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Pin Holes

38
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Refers to the ability of clay to be formed into a shape and retain it

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Plasticity

39
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Articles made of refractory material which support kiln shelves during firing

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Posts

40
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A satin-like surface which has a slight sheen to it

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Semi-Matte

41
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Colors which generally allow only dark colors to show through

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Semi-Opaque

42
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Slightly colored and/or speckled colors which allow most colors to show through with only slight distortions

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Semi-Transparent

43
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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

44
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Usually refers to a natural sponge used for cleaning and decorating greenware

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Sponge

45
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Clear base colors which are free from cloudiness or distortion

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Transparent

46
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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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Underglaze

47
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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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Vent Holes

48
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Starting with a ball of clay the potter opens a hole into the ball a bowl shape through a combination of stroking and pinching the clay

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Pinch Pots

49
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A brownish-orange earthenware clay body commonly used for ceramic sculpture

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Terra cotta

50
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A piece of clay is placed on a potters wheel head which spins; the clay is shaped by compression while in motion

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Wheel Thrown

51
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A technique of building pots using only the hands and simple tools

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Handbuilding

52
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A method of shaping clay by inserting the thumb into the clay and lightly pinching with the thumb and fingers.

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Pinch

53
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Flat slabs of clay are pressed into molds to create various shapes and forms

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Molding

54
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Method of joining two pieces of clay together creating scratches and applying slip

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Score and Slip

55
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Wet, leather-hard and bone dry

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Stages of Dryness

56
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A decorating technique where leather hard clay in slip and a picture in revealed by carving off the slip

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Sgraffito

57
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Patterns or designs are created by brushing a wax medium over an area of clay, slip or glaze the resist the final glaze application

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Wax Resist

58
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Pressing forms into clay to get decorative effects

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Stamping

59
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Firing earthenware applying a tin enamel then when dry painting a design then glazing with a transparent glaze

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Majolica

60
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Method of creating designs by folding different colored clays together into “rods” or bars and then slicing them

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Millie Fiore

61
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A kiln firing in which there is insufficient oxygen to consume the free carbon emanating from the heated glaze and clay

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Reduction

62
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A kiln firing with a full supply of oxygen

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Oxidation

63
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A method of firing pottery that takes a ceramic piece in its raw state, greenware, and quickly takes the temperature up to 2000 degrees

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Raku

64
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The opening at the top of a vase

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Mouth

65
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The (usually) narrower part that leads from the body of the vase to the mouth

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Neck

66
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This is the main part of the vase; usually the largest part

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Body

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