Ceramics Vocab A

Clay

A compound of decompose an altered felt spastic rock, consisting of aluminum along with non-plastics, such as quartz, and organic matter

porcelain clay

pale body of primary clay with distinctive ring when struck

Stoneware clay

secondary players that are not as fine grand as other clay bodies

absorption

The capacity of a material to soak up liquid

shrinkage

Contraction of the clay glaze in either drying or firing

Grog

Fired clay that has been crushed into granules, which may be added to clay body to increase strength, control drying, and reduce shrinkage

blowout

the explosion of clay count caused by the sudden escape of steam, resulting from rapid heating of the clay or the presence of impurities

blistering

Air bubbles appearing in a glaze after a fast firing