elements and principles
the kiln
stages of clay
ceramics terms
surface decoration
100
A repeated element (such as a shape, symbol or color) in an orderly/predictable way
pattern
100
kiln furniture
100
wet, watery clay used as "glue"
slip
100
a handbuilding technique that utilizes large, flat pieces of clay and guide sticks to determine thickness
slab
100
colored clay or slip which is brushed onto leatherhard pottery for decoration
engobe
200
a formal system of balance where a pottery piece, if cut in half, would have equal parts
symmetry
200
which temperature is the lowest:
04, 3, 018, 6, 1
018
200
clay that is completely dried out but has not yet been fired
bone dry
200
a technique used to prepare clay by kneading it with the heels of the hands to remove air pockets and develop a uniform texture
wedging
200
the act of pressing objects into the soft clay body
impressing
300
the way that an artwork feels or appears to feel
texture
300
a common issue for pieces exploding in the kiln
moisture
300
wet clay, moldable and ready to use
plastic
300
the act of scratching into the clay to prepare it for attaching
scoring
300
surface decoration technique created by scratching through underglazes to reveal the color of the clay
sgraffito
400
A 3-dimensional enclosed space.
and most important element in ceramics
form
400
how long it typically takes to fire a kiln
24 hours
400
clay that has been fired once
bisqueware
400
causes color differences in types of clay
iron oxide
400
incising lines into leatherhard clay, filling the incised lines with engobes of a contrasting clay color
mishima
500
artist can direct how a viewer's eye moves around an image by arranging its elements in a certain way
movement
500
the name of the first firing
bisque
500
clay that has been fired twice with glaze applied
pottery
500
make up a molecule of clay
silica, alumina, water
500
type of clay is white, high fired, and traditionally used for fine china and delicate figurines
porcelain