Ceramics Vocabulary

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  1. 5. dry: No visible moisture and no dampness to the touch. Clay is ready to be fired.
  2. 7. strong when dry; and rock hard when exposed to red heat (fired).
  3. 8. when all three dimensions (length, height, and width) can be touched and
  4. 11. before firing. During the firing process this applied mixture adheres to the form, giving it a
  5. 12. stage: Moist and elastic to the touch; clay that is easily manipulated.
  6. 14. Objects made of clay fired to a high temperature, over 1550 degrees F.
  7. 15. is a preparation step for joining two or more separate clay pieces together.
  8. 16. Surface decoration made by scratching, cutting, or carving lines into clay at various
  9. 18. Unfired clay ready or nearly ready for firing.
  10. 21. Fine grained earth materials formed by the decomposition of igneous rocks; plastic when
  11. 23. Rolled, snake-­‐like ropes of clay, joined together to build pots.
  12. 24. A combination of miniscule clay and glass particles mixed with water; applied to bisque
  13. 25. provides important archeological records.
  14. 26. Pottery pieces in the raw, bisque, or glazed state.
  15. 27. A kneading process, manipulating the clay to remove air bubbles, lumps, and excess
  16. 31. Construction processes that include pinching, coiling or building with slabs.
  17. 32. cultures throughout the world that did not use written language. For some of these
  18. 36. Raised surface design on a clay piece.
  19. 38. propane, natural gas or wood.
  20. 42. Colored slip or liquid stain applied to leather hard clay or bisque ware, then
  21. 43. slip method. This is most successful when slabs are dried to the leather-­‐hard state.
  22. 44. A furnace or oven built of heat-­‐resistant materials for firing pottery. Heat is produced by
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  1. 1. his thumb on the inside and fingers on the outside, a bowl shape is formed.
  2. 2. with a clear glaze.
  3. 3. A translucent, nonabsorbent body fired at high temperature. White and hard, it was
  4. 4. The quality of a surface.
  5. 6. Rolled flat sections of clay. Wet slabs can be draped over or into forms or rolled around
  6. 9. Three-­‐dimensional shape and structure of an object.
  7. 10. To heat in a kiln (brick oven). Firing is a term used for “cooking” the clay.
  8. 13. or square forms. Slabs may be cut into shapes and joined together using the score
  9. 15. Finely ground clay particles mixed with water. 1) Used for joining two pieces of clay; 2)
  10. 17. The crack formed where two pieces of clay are joined.
  11. 19. to explode or crack.
  12. 20. the only evidence of their daily lives comes in the form of pottery, which when left
  13. 22. Pottery is one of the oldest art forms explored by mankind. There are many now-­‐
  14. 28. on (also called underglaze) for decorating purposes (3) May be squeezed or extruded
  15. 29. Surface decoration created by filling an impression in a clay surface with another clay or
  16. 30. developed in China during the 8th century.
  17. 33. Pots: Starting with a ball of clay, the potter opens a hole with his thumb. Pinching the clay
  18. 34. Hard: Clay is too firm to bend yet soft enough to carve. It is the consistency of cheddar
  19. 35. pockets: Enclosed air spaces within clay that must be removed for they may cause ceramic
  20. 37. Scratching or roughing-­‐up the clay surface; used in combination with brushed-­‐on slip,
  21. 39. ware: Clay that has been fired once, at a low temperature. Clay is hard but porous and
  22. 40. the surface for a raised effect. Slip may be colored.
  23. 41. durable surface. Glazes can be colored, opaque, clear, translucent, or matte.