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| A watered down, mud-like, clay most commonly used as a clay glue for attaching rubber to leather dry clay pieces together. |
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| Scoring is the result of roughing up the surface of your clay to make the surface "velcro-like" for attachment. |
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Are both process that primarily is done to remove air bubbles from the clay.
In addition this process homogenizes clay particles and removes moisture from the clay. |
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| Condition of clay that is capable of being molded, formed, or modeled. |
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| Condition of clay in which it has stiffened but is still damp. Point at which pieces are joined and most surface modification and trimming are done. Soft leather-hard ideal for forming, joining, thick slip-decorating. Medium leather-hard good for thin slip- decorating, joining, incising, carving, piercing. |
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| Condition of clay where it is stiff and retains with minimal moisture and is good for thin slip- decorating, carving, scraping. |
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| Condition of clay without a trace of moisture; as dry as a weathered bone. |
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| Clay which has been fired once at 1800 F (cone 06) to prepare it for glaze application. |
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| Clay which has been fired to its fullest point of maturity and becomes most glass-like. This is our glaze firing which happens at 2150 F (Cone 5). |
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| A small triangular pyramid made of ceramic materials that are compounded to bend and melt at specific temperatures. The cone serves as a time-temperature indicator of heat work in a kiln. |
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| Is applied to any surface of clay prior to glaze application and prevents glaze adherence. |
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| A grey to buff, non-translucent clay body which matures between 6 and 10 cones. |
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| A colored decoration applied on raw or bisque ware before the glaze is applied. |
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| Fired clay that has been crushed into granules which may be added to a clay body to increase strength, control drying and reduce shrinkage. |
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| A furnace for firing ceramic products. |
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| The heating of clay or glaze to a specific temperature. |
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| A glass-like coating fusion bonded to a ceramic surface by heat. |
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| A compound of decomposed and altered feldspathic rock consisting of various hydrated silicates of aluminum along with non-plastics, such as quartz, and organic material |
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| Rope-like roll of clay used in hand building. |
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| is a simple form of hand-made pottery produced from ancient times to the present. The pinching method is a means to create pottery that can be ornamental or functional, and has been widely employed across cultures and times. |
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A METHOD OF MAKING POTTERY IN WHICH A THICK, FLAT PLATE, OR SLICE, OF CLAY IS CUT
INTO SHAPES WHICH ARE JOINED TO FORM AN OBJECT. THE JOINED EDGES ARE SCORED
AND SLIP IS USED. |
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| A type of dust from silica (crystalline quartz) found in clay, which can cause breathing problems when appropriate cleaning procedures are not followed. |
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