Set #1
The art of making things out of clay
What is Ceramics
A shiny surface.
What is Gloss
Have a function (use) like a bowl that is used to store objects.
What is Pots
A decomposed granite-type rock. Clays contain impurities which affect color and firing temperatures.
What is Clay
To bake in a kiln. Firing is a term used for 'cooking' the clay.
What is Fire
One of the oldest craft techniques in which objects are constructed entirely by hand.
What is Hand Building
Refers to clay which is ready to be fired. All the moisture is gone from the clay. Clay is VERY FRAGILE at this stage.
What is Bone Dry
Typically the second firing of a piece pottery which has been coated with glass forming materials.
What is Glaze Firing
Enclosed containers of various sizes- built of refractor brick and heated by electricity, gas, oil, or wood to temperatures from 1500 F. to 2340 F. in which ceramic ware is fired. Also called the 'oven' for firing the clay.
What is Kiln
Unglazed clay, fired once at a low temperature.
What is Bisque
A glassy coating that has been melted onto a ceramic surface. It is used to decorate the piece and to seal the clay surfaces.
What is Glaze
Refers to clay that is dry enough but still damp enough to be joined to other pieces or carved without distortion. Clay at this state resembles leather. Hard to bend and soft enough to be carved.
What is Leather Hard
The process of firing unglazed clay to a low temperature to harden the clay and drive the physical water from it. The approximate temperature of this firing is 1815 F.
What is Bisque Firing
Quality of clay that allows it to be manipulated and still maintain its shape without cracking or sagging.
What is Plasticity