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BAT

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a plaster disk or slab work

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a satin-like surface which has a sheen to it

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SEMI-MATTE

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use to heat clay at the right tempture to make it hard.

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KILN

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the bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface. There are 2 kinds raised and flush.

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FOOTING

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a low-fire clay which if then fired at approx. 2000 degrees F

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EARTHENWARE

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color that allows other color to come through

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OPAQUE

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glass-forming chemicals, usually with colored added.

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GLAZE

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a clay form from a mold

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CASTING

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VENT HOLES

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small holes made in wet greenware to alloe air to escape durning firing

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a term used to describe unfired clay clay objects in general.

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GREENWARE

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SPONGE

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used for cleaning and decorating greenware

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SEMI-TRANSPARENT

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slightly colored 9and/or speckled color) which allows most color to come through

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SLIP/SCORE TECHNIQUE

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method used in hand buliding to connect 2 pieces together

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STONEWARE

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high-fire clay. Stoneware is waterproof even without glaze; resulting ware is studier than earthenware

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SLIP

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clay that has been waterd down; acts as a glue in slip/score technique.

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WEDGING

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th prosses of kneading clay so as to remove all the air pockets and create a uniform consistency

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PIN HOLES

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tiny holes in the final surface of a glaze

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a tool with a wood handel and a wire loop at the ends, used for carving and hollowing out clay forms.

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LOOP TOOL

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a color applied to greenware and usually covered with a glaze

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UNDERGLAZE

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small holes made in wet greenware to alloe air to escape durning firing

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VENT HOLES

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tiny holes in the final surface of a glaze

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PIN HOLES

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TERRA COTTA

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a brownish-orange earthenware clay body commonly used for ceramic sculpture

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a thin coat of color that will soak into the greenware of bisque

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CONDITIONING COAT

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clay that is wet and easily molded

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WET

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one of the oldest ways of forming pottery. Long strands of clay which are laid on top of eachother and joined through blending coil to coil. Coil pieces can be almost any shape and size.
COIL METHOD
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mix of ceramic materials and will bend whenat a certain tempture
CONE
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liquid clay used in the prosses of forming objects with molds
CASTING Slip
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clay is hardened by heating clay to a high tempture, fusing the clay particles.
FIRING
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FOOD-SAFE
a product that has been tested to be safe for surfaces that touch food
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holes in the side of the kiln used for viewing the shelf cones and for ventelation
PEEP HOLES
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GLOSS
a shiny glass like finish
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KILN
use to heat clay at the right tempture to make it hard.
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the heating coils of and eletric kiln
ELEMENT
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to draw or make lines into clay
SCORE
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the making of objects from clay of glass
CERAMIC
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used for cleaning and decorating greenware
SPONGE
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ELEMENT
the heating coils of and eletric kiln
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WEEL THROWN
a piece of clay is compressed by a potters wheel made into a cup, bowl of vase
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KILN WASH
a coating on the top of a kiln shelves to protect them from glaze drops
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the cone tempture that is fired on a shelf of a kiln
SHELT CONE TEMPTURE
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a plaster disk or slab work
BAT
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clay objects that have been fired once and with no glaze.
BISQUE WARE
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CERAMIC
the making of objects from clay of glass
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CONE PLAQUE
holdes the cone
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a shiny glass like finish
GLOSS
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SLAB
a flattened piece of clay
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starting with a ball of clay, opening a hole in the ball and forming a bowl by pinching and stroking the clay
PINCH POTS
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a term which usually refers to the bone china of england
CHINA
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FOOT
the base of a work or the surface which it rests on
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SPRIGGING-ON
a term to describe the adding of small clat forms on the surface of pottery; also called applied decoration.
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the tempture at which the cone bends down a certain way
CONE TEMPTURE
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CONDITIONING COAT
a thin coat of color that will soak into the greenware of bisque
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FOOTING
the bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface. There are 2 kinds raised and flush.
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SEMI-OPAQUE
colors that generally allow only dark colors to come through
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holdes the cone
CONE PLAQUE
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GLAZE
glass-forming chemicals, usually with colored added.
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a soft finish with no shine
MATTE
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clay that has been waterd down; acts as a glue in slip/score technique.
SLIP
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clear base applied to greenware
TRANSPARENT
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is a knife like tool with a flexible blabe for cuttung moist and leather-hard clay
FETTLING KNIFE
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SEMI-MATTE
a satin-like surface which has a sheen to it
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FETTLING KNIFE
is a knife like tool with a flexible blabe for cuttung moist and leather-hard clay
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OPAQUE
color that allows other color to come through
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GREENWARE
a term used to describe unfired clay clay objects in general.
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a piece of clay is compressed by a potters wheel made into a cup, bowl of vase
WEEL THROWN
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high-fire clay. Stoneware is waterproof even without glaze; resulting ware is studier than earthenware
STONEWARE
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the base of a work or the surface which it rests on
FOOT
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th prosses of kneading clay so as to remove all the air pockets and create a uniform consistency
WEDGING
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INCISING
decoration crested by carving lines into clay or carving small areas out of clay but not perforationg it.
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EARTHENWARE
a low-fire clay which if then fired at approx. 2000 degrees F
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CHINA
a term which usually refers to the bone china of england
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PEEP HOLES
holes in the side of the kiln used for viewing the shelf cones and for ventelation
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a term to describe the adding of small clat forms on the surface of pottery; also called applied decoration.
SPRIGGING-ON
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articles made to support the shelves
POSTS
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a coating on the top of a kiln shelves to protect them from glaze drops
KILN WASH
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SHELT CONE TEMPTURE
the cone tempture that is fired on a shelf of a kiln
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colors that generally allow only dark colors to come through
SEMI-OPAQUE
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greenware that has become frim but looks wet
LEATHER-HARD
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COIL METHOD
one of the oldest ways of forming pottery. Long strands of clay which are laid on top of eachother and joined through blending coil to coil. Coil pieces can be almost any shape and size.
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slightly colored 9and/or speckled color) which allows most color to come through
SEMI-TRANSPARENT
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BISQUE WARE
clay objects that have been fired once and with no glaze.
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PALATISITY
refers to the ability of clay to be formedinto a shape
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PINCH POTS
starting with a ball of clay, opening a hole in the ball and forming a bowl by pinching and stroking the clay
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CASTING
a clay form from a mold
85
method used in hand buliding to connect 2 pieces together
SLIP/SCORE TECHNIQUE
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a product that has been tested to be safe for surfaces that touch food
FOOD-SAFE
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refers to the ability of clay to be formedinto a shape
PALATISITY
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POSTS
articles made to support the shelves
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BONE DRY
clay that is completly dry but not yet fired
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WET
clay that is wet and easily molded
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LOOP TOOL
a tool with a wood handel and a wire loop at the ends, used for carving and hollowing out clay forms.
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CASTING Slip
liquid clay used in the prosses of forming objects with molds
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CONE
mix of ceramic materials and will bend whenat a certain tempture
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MATTE
a soft finish with no shine
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UNDERGLAZE
a color applied to greenware and usually covered with a glaze
96
a brownish-orange earthenware clay body commonly used for ceramic sculpture
TERRA COTTA
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a flattened piece of clay
SLAB
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SCORE
to draw or make lines into clay
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FIRING
clay is hardened by heating clay to a high tempture, fusing the clay particles.
100
decoration crested by carving lines into clay or carving small areas out of clay but not perforationg it.
INCISING
101
LEATHER-HARD
greenware that has become frim but looks wet
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TRANSPARENT
clear base applied to greenware
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clay that is completly dry but not yet fired
BONE DRY
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CONE TEMPTURE
the tempture at which the cone bends down a certain way

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