The art of creating objects out of potter's clay and firing the objects to make it permanent

A carving, model or 3-Dimensional work of art

A pliable kind of earth that can be shaped and molded, and becomes hardened when fired at high temperatures

The use of the hands and clay tools to form objects out of clay. Four hand building techniques are: pinch pots, slab construction, coil pots or wheel-thrown pottery.

A method of hand building in which the bowl is formed by the fingers in a pinching motion

A thick level slice of clay used to model and form the shape of pottery

A long rope-like shape that may be wound into a spiral or layered to build pottery

The use of a pre-made shape or form to drape clay over or inside

To create a slab by using a rolling pin or press to apply pressure and flatten the clay

Working the clay by pressing with the hands to pop any air bubbles and create a smooth clay body

Working the air pockets out of the clay by slamming it against a prepared table

To make small scratches or grooves in the pieces of clay where they will be joined together. This increased the surface area that will be attatched

A creamy mixture of clay and water used to cement two pieces of clay together

Air-dried clay, no moisture remaining, ready to be fired

A special oven or furnace that can reach very high temperatures. It can be gas, wood or electric powered

To bake at a set temperature to harden and transform the clay

Clay that had been "bisque-fired" (the first firing) and is now ready to be glazed

A heat-reactive chemical mixture that coats the bisque ware and melts at high temperatures to make a shiny or matt finish which seals the clay surface

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Ceramics Vocabulary

Vocabulary for Ceramics- Art class

Term	Definition
Ceramics	The art of creating objects out of potter's clay and firing the objects to make it permanent
Sculpture	A carving, model or 3-Dimensional work of art
Clay	A pliable kind of earth that can be shaped and molded, and becomes hardened when fired at high temperatures
Hand Building	The use of the hands and clay tools to form objects out of clay. Four hand building techniques are: pinch pots, slab construction, coil pots or wheel-thrown pottery.
Pinch Pot	A method of hand building in which the bowl is formed by the fingers in a pinching motion
Slab	A thick level slice of clay used to model and form the shape of pottery
Coil	A long rope-like shape that may be wound into a spiral or layered to build pottery
Mold	The use of a pre-made shape or form to drape clay over or inside
Roll/press	To create a slab by using a rolling pin or press to apply pressure and flatten the clay
Knead	Working the clay by pressing with the hands to pop any air bubbles and create a smooth clay body
Wedge	Working the air pockets out of the clay by slamming it against a prepared table
Scored	To make small scratches or grooves in the pieces of clay where they will be joined together. This increased the surface area that will be attatched
Slip	A creamy mixture of clay and water used to cement two pieces of clay together
Green-ware	Air-dried clay, no moisture remaining, ready to be fired
Kiln	A special oven or furnace that can reach very high temperatures. It can be gas, wood or electric powered
Fire	To bake at a set temperature to harden and transform the clay
Bisque Ware	Clay that had been "bisque-fired" (the first firing) and is now ready to be glazed
Glaze	A heat-reactive chemical mixture that coats the bisque ware and melts at high temperatures to make a shiny or matt finish which seals the clay surface

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