Ceramics Final

slip

Clay in liquid suspension

sedimentary

high plasticity type of clay that has gone through erosion

leather hard

clay that is too hard to mold but you can still scratch it

scoring

method of attaching clay pieces together

kiln

The oven/furnace where clay is fired

applied

adding clay to make a design

elasticity

Property of clay that enables it to be molded without sagging

bone dry

a clay body where all visible moisture is gone

incised

carving away clay to make a design

bisque

clay that has been fired once

bat

wooden board we use to store our wares

porosity

clay’s ability to soak up moisture

clay

decomposed granite with vegetable and mineral matter

residual

clay that is dug up at its point of origin

greenware

clay that still needs to be fired

bisque

clay that has had a preliminary firing

wedging

frees clay from air pockets

granite

clay’s main ingredient

plasticity

property that prevents sagging

matte

glaze with no shine to it

coil

The process of rollingout ropes of clay

residual

clay dug up at its point of origin

bat

The disc we keep our projects on

leather hard

you can still scratch/crave it

porous

the ability to soak up moisture

greenware

clay that has not been fired

shrinks

happens to clay after being fired

scoring

process of attaching clay pieces

bone dry

where all visible moisture is gone

slip

clay in liquid suspension

sedimentary

the clay we use in class

applied

where you add clay to make a design

kiln

the oven/furnace we fire our wares in

incised

to crave out a design

slab

the process of flattening the clay

wet clay

the first stage of greenware

transparent

glaze you can see through

brush

one way you can apply a glaze

synthetic sponge

ribbon tool

wire cutter

wooden modeling tool

needle tool

wooden rib

metal rib

fork

sea sponge

pear tool