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Firing

clay or enamel is processed in extreme heat in a kiln

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Glaze (Gloss)

A glass surface applied by painting over bisquewear, changes color in the kiln

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Slip

liquid clay used for bonding and casting

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Bone-dry Clay

the clay is completely air dry, that has retained no moisture

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Clay

natural earthy material that is plastic when wet and used for making pottery

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Bat

a round disc made of plastic, wood or plaster used for wheel throwing

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Greenware

Leather Hard Clay

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Scoring

The action of making lines in the clay to help it bond, can be made using the pin tool or the metal scraper tool

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Bisqueware

Once-fired clay

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Centering

Locating a ball of clay on the exact center of the wheel

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Pottery

Work made of clay and fired in a ceramic kiln

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Throw

To fashion clay on the potters wheel

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Egyptian Paste

The first known glaze discovered in Egypt, often blue in color, created to simulate gemstones

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Kiln

An oven used to fires ceramics and enamels, gas fired, wood fired or electric (?)

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Wedging

The process of kneading clay to remove air pockets

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Slump-Mold

A mold used for making bowls and dishes

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Cone

A mixture of clay with a predetermined melting point, used to time firing in the kiln

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Earthenware

a secondary, low fire clay that fires red in color. Usually used by beginners.

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Grog

Crushed firebrick that has been mixed into the clay to help it withstand the process of firing

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Vitreous/Vitrification/Vitrified

The process of firing glaze and clay till they fuse

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significant changes that occur when clay dries:

Shrinking (10-15%) , Color Change, Hardens

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Pinch technique

forming a vessel through pinching the clay out form a center point

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Coil technique

Coils layered on top of each-other to form a pot

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Slab technique

an even, thin sheet of clay

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Wheel technique

Throwing clay on a potter’s wheel

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Underglaze

Non-color changing glazed used on greenware

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Sgraffito

intricate carvings through underglaze on greenware

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Anatomy of a pot

Foot, Hip/Shoulder, Neck, Lip, Mouth

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