General Stuff
This is what can happen if there is an air bubble in clay and it gets fired
It can explode
Clay has begun to dry out and can no longer be formed or molded but the surface can easily be carved
leather hard
The tool used to remove clay
carving tool
This term refers to the one of several techniques of building pots using only the hands and simple tools rather than the potters wheel
handbuilding
Thermally insulated chambers, or ovens, in which a controlled temperature is produced
kilns
You need this at least this many coats of glaze
3 coats
Clay that has been completely air dried and is ready to go to the first kiln firing
bone dry
The item you set your clay piece on while you're working on it
ware board
Method potters use to adhere two pieces of clay together
scratch and attach (or score and slip)
Another name for clay glue
slip
This is what happens if you glaze the bottom of your piece
It will get stuck to the kiln shelf
Fresh clay can be called this
plastic
The tool used to spin clay into items like bowls and vases
potter's wheel
Clay rolled and flattened to build things like boxes
slab
Kneading the clay by pounding and reforming it in order to expel air and blend all the ingredients
wedging
This can be a different color before firing than after firing
glaze
A ceramic piece that has been glazed and fired
glaze ware
These are the wooden sticks used to shape clay
wooden modeling tool
Rolled out ropes of clay
coils
A thin coating of glass and silicate coating, which is developed in clay ware by the fusion under heat
glaze
earthenware
The stage of clay after the first firing
bisque
The bean-shaped plastic, wood, or metal item used for smoothing and shaping
rib tool
This method is done by painting a layer of underglaze on leather hard clay and then carving designs into the clay
sgraffito
Process of creating decorative and functional objects from clay
ceramics