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| Fired, unglazed pottery. Normally the first firing at a low temperature |
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| an oven or furnace capable of holding hot fires and maintaining the heat necessary to drive nearly all moisture out of something heated in its interior. |
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| type of low-temperature firing process using out of kiln processes |
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| What does it mean for clay to be plastic? |
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| quality of clay that allows it to be manipulated and still maintain its shape without cracking or sagging. |
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| What is a slip in ceramics? |
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| A liquid form of clay used as a glue or decoration |
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| What does it mean to wedge clay? |
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| method of kneading clay to make it homogenous; getting all the air bubbles out. |
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| A glassy coating that has been melted onto the ceramic surface; it is used to decorate the piece and seal the clay surfaces |
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Temperature to which we fire the cones, 08;
goes up to 10, the hottest, then goes down to cooler |
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| Clay which has been made flat by rolling |
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| A type of clay which is usually gray in color; high in plasticity |
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| What is wax used for in ceramics? |
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| Used as a wax resist to control glazes |
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| Used when putting to separate pieces of clay together; making tiny darts in the seams and putting them together |
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| Clay which is ready to be fired; all moisture has been removed from clay; very fragile at this point |
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| clay that is dry enough but still damp enough to be joined to other pieces or carved without distortion; hard to bend, soft enough to be carved |
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| forming clay on a potter's wheel |
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| Japanese style, carved then add slip before firing. |
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| painting a colored slip onto a surface and then carving |
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| at what temp does water boil? |
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| temperature to which we bisque fire |
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| temperature to which we glaze |
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| clay found in nature that was formed in place rather than transported by the action of water; |
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| natural clay that has been moved by wind or water from its source and has settled elsewhere in deposits |
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| What are the 2 most abundant minerals found in clay and glaze? |
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