Christian Crews art vocabulary

Question 1

Having to do with clay or glass or the making of objects from clay or glass

Answer 1

ceramic

Question 2

clay that has been watered down acts as glue to slip/score technique

Answer 2

slip

Question 3

to draw or make lines into clay

Answer 3

score

Question 4

method used in hand building to connect two pieces of clay together

Answer 4

slip and score tech

Question 5

is the process of kneading clay out get out air pockes

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wedging

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long strands of clay are laid on top of each other and joined coil to coil

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coil method

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waterproof even without glaze it is sturdier than earthenware

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stoneware

Question 8

flattened out piece of clay

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slab

Question 9

clay that is completely dry even without firing it

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bone dry

Question 10

unfired clay

Answer 10

greenware

Question 11

clay objects that have been fired for 1st time without glaze

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bisque ware

Question 12

bisque ware that has been glazed and fired

Answer 12

glaze ware

Question 13

special knife used for cutting into moist and leather hard clay

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fettling knife

Question 14

special tool with wooden handle and wire at one or both ends

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loop tool

Question 15

technique of adding small clay forms as decoration.

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sprigging on

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decoration by carving lines into clay

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incising

Question 17

furnace used for heating clay to temperatures necessary to make it permanently hard and stone like

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kiln

Question 18

heating coils for kiln

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element

Question 19

bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface

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footing

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clay is hardened when put to a specific temperature

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firing

Question 21

glass forming chemicals it is put on clay then creates a glass like surface to the clay

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glaze

Question 22

clay in liquid form also known as slip with clay after it

Answer 22

slip clay

Question 23

plaster disk or slab used for clay work

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bat

Question 24

clay form made from mold

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casting

Question 25

liquid clay also known as slip with casting in front of it

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casting slip

Question 26

bone CHINA of england

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china

Question 27

thin coat of color that will soak into greenware or bisque ware

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conditioning coat

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mixture of

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cone

Question 29

small clay cone holder used when cones are placed on shelves

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cone plague

Question 30

mixture of time and temperature of when the cone will bend show kilns temperature on shelf

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cone temperature

Question 31

low fire clay body which is fired at 2000 oF

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earthenware

Question 32

a ceramic where it has been tested so you can eat or drink on it (ex: Mug)

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food safe

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base of ceramic

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foot

Question 34

shiny glass like finish

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gloss

Question 35

coating that is put on kiln to protect them

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kiln wash

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greenware that is firm (2nd stage of dryness)

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leather hard

Question 37

soft finish but little or no shine

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matte

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color that does not let other colors through

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opaque

Question 39

small holes in kiln

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peep holes

Question 40

tiny holes in the final surface finish of a glaze or underglaze

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pin holes

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ability of clay being able to be formed then back to normal

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plasticity

Question 42

pillars that protect kiln when firing

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posts

Question 43

satin like surface which has a slight sheen on it

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semi matte

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colors that let dark colors show through

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semi opaque

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color that allows most colors to show through

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semi transparent

Question 46

cone temperature that is fired on shelf of kiln

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shelf cone temperature

Question 47

natural sponge used for cleaning

Answer 47

sponge

Question 48

clear base colors which are free from cloudiness

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transparent

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color applied to greenware and is covered with glaze

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under glaze

Question 50

small holes made by puncturing greenware with needle tool

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vent holes

Question 51

pot made by pinching the clay

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pinch pot

Question 52

brownish orangish earthenware found usually for ceramic sculpures

Answer 52

terra cotta

Question 53

clay made from potters wheel

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wheel thrown

Question 54

making something with clay only using your hands

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handbuilding

Question 55

technique used by inserting your thumb into clay then creating a pot with is

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pinch

Question 56

making a ceramic item out of many coils of clay

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coil

Question 57

flat slabs pf clay are pressed into molds in order to create various shapes

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molding

Question 58

liquid clay

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slip

Question 59

technique by scratching two pieces of clay then putting them together using slip

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score and slip

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wet leather hard and bone dry

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stages of dryness

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leather hard clay iscoated with slip of different colors and then a picture is added by carving or scraping off the slip to revealt he real clay

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sgraffito

Question 62

patterns are created by brushing wax over an area of clay to resist the final glaze application when wax is dry

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wax resist

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Slip is applied to greenware through a tube like icing a cake

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slip trailing

Question 64

pressing forms into clay

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stamping

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firing earthenware then applying tin enamel then a design is painted on it.

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majolica

Question 66

creating different designs by folding different colored clay then slicing them like rolled cookies

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mille fiore

Question 67

heating pottery in a kiln

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firing

Question 68

ceramic ware that has been fired once without glaze

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bisque

Question 69

clay that has not been fired

Answer 69

greenware

Question 70

glass like coating

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glazz

Question 71

kiln that has no air

Answer 71

reduction

Question 72

oxidation

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kiln with air

Question 73

firing pottery that is not bone dry

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raku

Question 74

opening top of a vase

Answer 74

mouth

Question 75

narrow part of the vase that leads from the body of the vase to the mouth

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neck

Question 76

main part of vase

Answer 76

body

Question 77

part of vase that meets the floor

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foot