Ceramic Vocabulary

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