Ceramics Vocabulary

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  1. 9. Low fire colored slip applied to bisque ware then coated with clear transparent glaze to finish, available in a wide palette of colors.
  2. 10. A device for rolling out large uniform slabs of clay. (2 words)
  3. 11. Hard-fired clay which has been ground fine and is used in clay to give structure.
  4. 12. Engraving (shallow carving) a design into unfired clay.
  5. 13. Process of kneading the clay to remove air bubbles and to insure a homogenous mass
  6. 14. Glaze defect where fired glaze bubbles and leaves sharp-edged craters in surface
  7. 17. Any unfired clay form.
  8. 18. Glass-like coating of ceramic materials that melts smooth and bonds to the clay
  9. 19. Forming clay by hand including pinch, coil, and slab construction
  10. 21. Technique for decorating clay pieces by pressing textured objects or shapes into the surface.
  11. 22. High temperature firing for glaze firing stoneware or porcelain. (2 words
  12. 23. Quality of damp clay of being workable without cracking.
  13. 25. Wide flat hand-held tool with a straight, curved, or serrated edge, used to smooth or shape clay surfaces.
  14. 28. Decorating technique achieved by scratching through a layer of slip or glaze before firing to expose contrasting claybody beneath.
  15. 30. Clay shapes added to a scored and slipped clay surface for decoration
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  1. 1. Low temp firing for bisque firing all types of clay or for glaze firing earthenware or terra cotta. (2 words)
  2. 2. Process of scratching surface of wet or leather hard clay before applying slip and joining pieces.
  3. 3. Shaping a clay piece by gently hitting with a wooden paddle to create flat facets
  4. 4. A test used to determine if clay can no longer be joined or repaired (2 words)
  5. 5. Long thin rope-like roll of clay
  6. 6. Permanent contraction of the clay in both drying and firing stages
  7. 7. Initial kiln firing in which clay will no longer soften in water (2 words)
  8. 8. Method of polishing leather hard clay by rubbing with a smooth object
  9. 15. A flat piece of clay with even thickness.
  10. 16. Kiln firing in which glazes are melted to form a smooth glass like surface. (2 words)
  11. 20. Condition of clay where it has stiffened but is still damp (2 words)
  12. 23. Handbuilding method where clay is formed by pinching repeatedly between thumb and fingers.
  13. 24. High fired VITREOUS ware, literally as hard and durable as stone
  14. 26. Clay and water mixture, usually the consistency of thick cream, used to join clay pieces together after scoring surfaces.
  15. 27. Completely dry state clay must reach before firing (2 words)
  16. 29. Base of a ceramic piece.