ceramic
making objects out of clay or glass
slip
water downed clay, acts like glue
score
to draw on clay
slip/score tech.
connecting two pieces together
wedging
to knead the clay thus removing air pocets
coil method
long strands of clay laid on top of each other and joined through blending coil to coil
stoneware
high fire clay, waterproof
slab
a flattened out piece of clay
bone dry
dried clay but not fired yet
greenware
a term used ti describe unfired clay
bisque ware
have been fired for the first time but not yet glazed
glaze ware
bisque ware that has been glazed and fired
fettling knife
is a special knife like tool too cut into moist and leather hard clay
loop tool
tool used to carve and hollow out clay
sprigging-on
technique where you add small pieces of clay as decorations
incising
decoration technique created by carving lines
kiln
a furnace designed specifically to fire clay to the right tempreture
element
heating coils of an electric kiln
footing
the bottom of a pot that supports the pot
fiing
process where clay is hardened by heating it
glaze
glass forming chemicals. makes a glossy coat on clay
slip clay
liquid clay
bat
plaster disk
casting
a clay made from a mold
