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Slip

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

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Score

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to draw or make lines into clay

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Slip/Score Technique

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

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Wedging

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is the process of kneading the clay so as to remove air pockets and create uniform consistency of clay

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Coil Method

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one of the oldest ways of forming pottery

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Stoneware

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high-fire clay, waterproof with out glaze

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Slab

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a flattened out piece of clay

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Bone Dry

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clay that is completely dried but not fired

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Greenware

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a term used to describe unfired clay objects in general

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Bisque Ware

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clay objects that have been fired for the first time and with out any glaze applied to them

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Glaze Ware

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bisque ware that has been glazed then fired

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Fettling Knife

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is a special knife-like tool with a fairly flexible blade for cutting into moist and leather-hard clay

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Loop Tool

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a special tool with a wooden handle and a wire loop at one or both ends, used for carving and hollowing out clay forms

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Sprigging-On

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a term used to describe the technique of adding small clay forms as decoration on the surface of pottery forms; also called applied decoration

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Incising

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is a decoration technique, created by carving lines into the clay or carving small areas out of the clay but not perforating it

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Kiln

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a furnace designed specifically for heating clay to the temperatures necessary to make it permanently hard and stone like

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Element

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the heating coils of an electric kiln

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Footing

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the bottom of a piece that rests upon a surface

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Firing

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clay is hardened by heating it to a high temperature, fusing the clay particles

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Glaze

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glass-forming chemicals, usually with colorants added, that applied in liquid form to bisque ware and fired in a kiln

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Slip Clay

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clay in liquid form

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Bat

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a plaster disk or slab for clay work

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Casting

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is liquid clay used in the process of forming objects with molds

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China

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a term which usually refers to the bone china of England, but also is associated with vitreous white wares and porcelain

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Conditioning Coat
is a thin coat of color that will soak into the bend when the proper mixture of time and temperature is reached in the interior of the kiln
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Cone Plaque
is a small clay cone holder used when cones are placed on the shelf of the kiln to stand
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Cone Temperature
is the mixture of time
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Earthenware
a low-fire clay body which is fired to maturity at approx. 200oF
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Food-safe
a product that has been tested and determined to be safe to use on surfaces which come in contact with food or drink
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Foot
the base or part of the pieces of ceramic on which it rests
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Gloss
a shiny, glass-like finish
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Kiln
the refractory coating applied to the top od the kiln shelves to protect from glaze drips
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Leather-hard
greenware that is allowed to become firm but still retains its wet look
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Matte
a soft finish with little or no shine
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Opaque
color which does not allow other colors to show through
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Peep Hole
small holes in the side of a kiln used for viewing shelf cones and ventilating the kiln during the firing process
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Pin Holes
tiny holes In the final surface finish of a glaze or Underglaze
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Plasticity
refers to the ability of clay to be formed into a shape and retain it
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Posts
articles made of refractory material which support kiln shelves during firing
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Semi-Matte
a satin-like surface which has a slight sheen to it
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Earthenware
a low-fire clay body which is fired to maturity at approx. 200oF
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Food-safe
a product that has been tested and determined to be safe to use on surfaces which come in contact with food or drink
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Foot
the base or part of the pieces of ceramic on which it rests
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Gloss
a shiny, glass-like finish
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Kiln
the refractory coating applied to the top od the kiln shelves to protect from glaze drips
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Leather-hard
greenware that is allowed to become firm but still retains its wet look
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Matte
a soft finish with little or no shine
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Opaque
color which does not allow other colors to show through
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Peep Hole
small holes in the side of a kiln used for viewing shelf cones and ventilating the kiln during the firing process
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Pin Holes
tiny holes In the final surface finish of a glaze or Underglaze
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Plasticity
refers to the ability of clay to be formed into a shape and retain it
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Posts
articles made of refractory material which support kiln shelves during firing
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Semi-Matte
a satin-like surface which has a slight sheen to it
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Semi-Opaque
colors which generally allow only dark colors to show through
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Semi-Transparent
slightly colored and/or speckled colors which allow most colors to show through the ware actually receives
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Shelf Cone Temperature
the cone temperature that is fired on the shelf of a kiln. The amount of heating that ware actually receives
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Sponge
usually refers to a natural sponge used for cleaning and decorating greenware. There are also synthetic sponges available for ceramics.
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Transparent
clear base colors which are free from cloudiness or distortion
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Under Glaze
a color which is usually applied to greenware and in most cases is covered with a glaze
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Vent Holes
small holes made by puncturing the wet greenware with a needle tool when two pieces of ware have been attached
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Pinch Pots
starting with a ball of clay the potter opens a hole into the ball and forms a bowl shape through a combination of stroking and pinching the clay.
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Terra Cotta
a brownish-orange earthware clay body commonly used for ceramic sculpture
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Wheel Thrown
the term throw comes from Old English meaning spin.
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Handbuilding
this term refers to the one of several techniques of building pots using the only the hands and simple tools rather than potters wheel
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Pinch
"Pinch" in ceramics is a method of shaping clay by inserting the thumb of one hand into the clay and lightly pinching with the thumb and fingers while slowly rotating the ball in the palm of the other hand
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Coil
this is the technique of building ceramic forms by rolling out coils, or rope, of clay and joining them together with the fingers or a tool
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Molding
in this technique, flat slabs of clay are pressed into molds in order to create various shapes or forms
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Slip
slip is liquid clay
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Score and Slip
score and slip refers to a method of joining two pieces of clay together
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Stages of Dryness
when speaking of clay, we refer three basic stages of dryness: wet, leather hard, and bone dry
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Sgraffito
sgraffito is a decorating technique

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