Basic Ceramics Terms: Group One

Front

Manipulating clay with your fingers in your palm to hollow a shape:

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Pinch

Front

A natural material extracted from earth's crust, made of alumina + silica + water:

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Clay

Front

HIGH fire, holds water without glazing...

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Stoneware

Front

Creating a form utilizing flat pieces of clay

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Slab

Front

Creation of an object out of clay:

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Ceramics

Front

Fires at low temperature, is porous and chips easily. Red or White usually...

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Earthenware

Front

VERY high firing clay, WHITE when fired. Difficult to work with...

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Porcelain

Front

Creating a form with long, rope shaped pieces of clay...

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Coil

Front

Creating ceramic shapes on the potter's wheel...

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Throwing

Front

Using a plaster mold to create a form. Commercial...

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Slip Casting