Ceramics Vocabulary

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A fluid mixture of clay and water

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slip

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Unfired pottery

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greenware

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The process which changes clay into ceramic

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firing

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Rolling out clay into rope like pieces

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coil

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Clay that has been changed from a lump into a flat piece

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slab

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method of kneading clay to get rid of air pockets in clay

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wedging

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The roughening of the surface of wet clay in order to attach another piece of wet clay

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scoring

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The condition of clay that is totally air-dried

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Bone dry

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Element of Design: The surface quality of a shape (for example: rough, smooth, soft, hard, or glossy). Can be physical or visual.

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texture

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Clay that has been fired once is called

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bisqueware