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Brooke
Briana
Tiara
Mara
Emily
100
The art of creating forms from clay
Ceramics
100
Made from clay- is glazed and fired in a kiln to make it durable and capable of holding water
Pottery
100
Unfired clay objects.
Greenware
100
glass-like coating fusion bonded to a ceramic surface by heat. Melts at 1800 degrees F
Glaze
100
To take your thumb and fingers of one hand to form the shape you want
Pinch
200
The quality of clay that allows it to be easily manipulated and still maintain its shape.
plasticity
200
A rope like roll of clay
Coil
200
Slicing clay edge on areas to joined with slip
Scoring
200
roll out wedged clay with a rolling pin and burlap
slab
200
Clay shrinks as it dries and again as fired-about 1/8 in.
shrinkage
300
A suspension of clay in water; is applied over scored areas to join two pieces of clay
slip
300
The capacity of a clay body to absorb moisture
porosity
300
cycle during which materials are heated to melt and form a glassy surface coating when cooled
glaze fire
300
Methods of mixing and deairing clay. A most important step in working with clay.
wedging/kneading
300
furnace for firing ceramic products
kiln
400
condition of raw clay ware when most of the moisture has evaporated leaving it still soft enough to be carved or joined to other pieces
leather hand
400
The type of clay we will be using. It is a low fire clay body which is oven proof.
earthenware
400
small triangular pyramid made of ceramic materials that are compounded to bend and melt at specific temperatures
pyrometric cone
400
plaster disc used for drying or working clay
bat
400
Clay which has been fired once unglazed
bisque
500
unfired clay that is completely dry and ready for bisque firing or first firing
bone dry
500
base of a ceramic piece
foot
500
Fired clay that has been crushed in granules which may be added to a clay body to increase strength strength control drying and reduce Shrinkage
Grog
500
found at original site
Primary or residual clay
500
a fragment of pottery
shard