Ceramics

Creation of objects out of clay

• Ceramics

• Pots

• Bowls

• Slabs

Pressed or rolled out and flattened pieces of clay

• coils

• pinch pots

• slabs

• sheets

Rope shaped pieces of clay used for hand building

• coils

• slabs

• pinch pots

• snakes

A furnace of clay bricks that is heated by coiled wire heating elements rather than combustion

• oven

• pit fire

• electric kiln

• toaster

A method of kneading clay to make it evenly mixed and remove air bubbles

• pressing

• wedging

• slamming

• slicing

Manipulating clay with your thumb and fingers

• wedging

• pinch method

• coiling method

• throwing

Creating ceramic forms on the potter's wheel

• smashing

• coiling

• throwing

• firing

To heat a clay object to a specific temperature

• bake

• toast

• fire

• vitrify

Bone-Dry, brittle clay that has not been fired

• bisque ware

• glaze ware

• greenware

• ceramicware

Workable stage; malleable. The quality of clay which allows it to be manipulated and formed.

• slip

• plastic

• stoneware

• ceramic