vocabulary Flashcards
ceramic
having to do with clay or glass or the making of objects from clay or glass
slip
clay that has been watered down ;acts as glue in slip/score technique.slip is a fine ,liquid form of clay applied to the surface of a vessel prior firing . slip fills in pores and gives uniform color
score
to draw or make lines into clay
slip/score technique
method used in hand building to connect two pieces of clay together
wedging
is the preocess of kneading the clay so as to remove air pockets and create uniform consistency of clay
coil method
one of the oldest ways of forming pottery.long strands of clay which are laid on top of each other and joined through blending coil to coil.coil pieces can be almost any shape and any size.
stoneware
high fire clay. stoneware is waterproof even without glaze ; the resulting ware is sturdier than earthenware
slab
a flattened out piece of clay
bone dry
clay that is competly dry but not fired yet
greenware
a term used to describe unfired clay objects in general
bisque ware
clay objects that have been fired for the first time and without any glaze applied to them
glaze ware
bisque ware that has been glazed then fired
fettling knife
is a special knife like tool with a fairly flexible blade for cutting into moist and leather hard clay
loop tool
a special tool with a wooden handle and a wire loop at one or both ends, used for carving and hollowing out clay forms
sprigging on
a term used to describe a technique of adding small clay forms as decoration on the surface of pottery forms ; also called applied decoration
