Ceramic Vocab JH/HS

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A bowl of clay made by pinching a sphere of clay; hand building technique

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Pinch pot

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The "clay oven". Gets super hot to turn clay into ceramics.

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Kiln

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Liquid clay that works as glue; the first stage of clay.

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Slip

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Scratching the surface of the clay; crucial for clay attachments.

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Score

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Refers to fired clay.

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Ceramics

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Ceramic container; functional - bowl, mug, etc.

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Pottery

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Painted on a fired piece to give it color and a glassy look.

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Glaze

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A type of sculpture that is meant to be used.

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Functional

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Ceramics that are created just for decoration, they are not meant to be used.

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Sculptural

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Kneading clay to force out air bubbles.

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Wedging