Art Studio 61
Dr. Pamela Woods, Ed. D.  - Teacher
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In the art studio we always want to use the proper vocabulary.
You are responsible for knowing this collection of terms on you Quiz!

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Bat - A disc or slab on which pottery is made and dried plaster bats can also be used to remove excess water from clay.

Bisque -   Clay which has been firing once , but not glazed.

Bisque Fired - Preliminary firing to harden the clay before glazing.

Ceramics -  the art of making things in clay and firing to make them permanent.

Coil -  A long thin roll of clay used in hand-building.

Pyrometric Cone -  pyramid of clay and chemicals  formulated to bend at a certain temperature.

Crackle -  An even network of lines in glaze , giving it a decorative antique effect.

Craze -  Defect in glaze consisting of lines and splits caused by too-heavy glaze application or improper fit between glaze and clay body.

Crawling -  Glaze defect which exposes areas of unglazed clay , caused by heavy glaze application , application of glaze to dust or dirty bisque , or uneven contraction rates between glaze and body.

Dry-Foot - Cleaning all the glaze from the bottom of the pottery before it can be fired.

Earthenware -  Low-fired pottery , usually red or tan in color.

Fired -  To expose clay to very high heat in the kiln to hared it or melt the glaze.

Glaze -  creamy liquid form of glass applied to bisque. Firing melts the glaze , forming  glass-like coating.

Green ware -  pottery that has not been fired.

Kiln -  oven in which pottery is fired.

Leather Hard -  clay which is dry enough to hold it’s shape , but still has some moisture in it.


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