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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 surface of a vessel prior to firing

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Slip

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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 together

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Wedging

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

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Coil method

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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 can be any shape or size

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Stoneware

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

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Slab

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A flattened out piece of clay

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Bone dry

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Clay that complete dry but not fire yet

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Green ware

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term used to describe unfired clay object in general

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Bisque Glaze

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clay object that have been fired for 1 time without glaze

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Glaze Ware

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bisque ware that has been glazed the fired

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Felting knife

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Special knife-like tool with a fairly flexible blade for cutting into moist or leather-hard clay

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Loop tool

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Tool with a wooden handle and wire loop at once or both ends. used for carving and hollowing out clay forms

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Sprigging-On

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

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Incising

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Decoration technique created by carving lines into clay or carving small areas out of the clay but not perforating it

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Klin

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Fro heating clay to temperature necessary to make it permanently hared like stone, kiln can b electric, natural gas , wood , coal, fuel. oil or propane

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Eelement

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heating coil of an electric klin

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Footing

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bottom of a piece that rest upon a surface

2 kinds : raised and flush

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Firing

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

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Glaze

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glass-forming chemicals usually with colorants added

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Slip Clay

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Clay in liquid form

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Bat

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Plaster disk or slab for clay work

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Casting

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clay form made from a mold. May also be referred to plaster casting

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Casting Slip

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liquid clay used in the process of forming object with molds. Also referred to as slip

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china
term which usually refers to the bone china of England
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conditioning coat
thin coat of color that will soak into the green ware or bisque ware
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cone
mixture of ceramic materials that designed to soften and bend when the proper mixture of time and temperature is reached in the interior of the klin
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cone plaque
small clay cone holder used when cones are placed on the shelf of the kiln stand
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cone temperature
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
low-fire clay body which is fired to maturity at approx. 2000 F
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food-safe
product that has been test an determined to be safe for use on surfaces which come in contact with food or dink
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foot
the base or the part of the piece of ceramic on which it rests
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gloss
shiny, glass-like fish
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kiln wash
refractory coating applied to the top of the kiln shelves to protect them from glaze drips
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leather-hard
green ware that is allowed to become firm but still retains its wet look
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matte
a soft finish with little or no shine
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opaque
color which does not allow other color to show trough
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peep holes
small holes in the side of a kiln used to viewing shelf cones and ventilating the kiln during the firing process
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pin holes
tiny holes in the final surface finish of a glaze or underglaze
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plasticity
refers to the ability of clay to be formed into shape and retain it
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posts
articles made of refractory material which support kiln shelves during firing
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semi-opaque
color which generally allow only dark colors or show through
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semi-matte
a satin like surface which has a slight sheen to it
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semi-transparent
slightly colored and or speckled colors which allow most color to show trough with only slight distortions
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shelf cone temperature
cone temperature that is fired on the shelf of a kiln the amount of heating the ware actually receives
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sponge
usually refers to a natural sponge used for cleaning and decorating green ware there are also synthetic sponges available for ceramics
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transparent
clear base colors which are free form cloudiness or distortion
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under glaze
color which is usually applied to green ware and in most cases is covered with glaze
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vent holes
small holes made by puncturing the wet green ware with a needle tool when 2 pieces of ware have attached, small holes allow air and gases to escape during firing, also refers to the peep holes in the side of the kiln
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pinch pots
staring with 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 many coil built pieces are constructed on top of a pinches bottom
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terra cotta
brownish-orange earthenware clay body commonly used for ceramic
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wheel thrown
term throw comes form Old England mean spin. Piece of clay is placed on a potter's wheel head which spins, clay been shape in this motion
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handbuilding
term refers to the one of several techniques of building pots using only hand and simple tools rather than the potter's wheel.
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pinch
ceramics method of shaping clay by inserting the thumb on one hand into the clay and lightly pinching with the thumb and fingers while slowly rotating the ball in the palm of the other hand
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coil
technique of building ceramic forms by rolling out coils, or ropes of clay and joining them together with the fingers or a tools
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molding
technique flat slabs of clay are preseed into molds in order to create various shapes or forms
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slip
liquid clay, easiest way to make slip is to gradually sift or spoon dry powder clay into small cup of water
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stages of dryness
speaking of clay we refer to 3 basics stages of dryness wet leather hard and bone dry
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sgraffito
decorating technique developed centuries ago
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wax resist
decorative method. Slip applied to the green ware through a tube or nozzle much like icing a cake
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majolica
type of faience usually associated with wares produced in Spain, Italy and Mexico. The process of making majolica consists of first firing a piece of earthenware
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Mille Fiore
method of creating designs by folding different colored clays together into rods or bars
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firing
process of heating the pottery to a specific temperature in prder to bring about a particular change in the clay or the surface
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bisque
term bisque refers to ceramic ware that has been fired once without glaze
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glaze
glass-like surface coating for ceramic that is used to decorate and seak the pores of the fired clay
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reduction
kiln fireing in which there is insufficient oxugen to consume the free carbon emanating form the heated glaze and clay resulting in the formain of carbin monoxide
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oxidation
kiln firing with full supply of oxygen
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raku
method of firing pottery that takes a ceramic piece in its raw state green ware and quickly
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mouth
opening at top of a vase
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neck
narrower part that leads from the body of the xase to the mouth
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body
main part of the vase, its usually a largest part
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foot
part of clay that meets the floor

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