clay body
a mixture or blend of two or more clays and/or clay like material designed for a special type of pottery
damp closet
a box, cupboard, closet or room that is kept very humid and unventilated it is used to store unfinished work so the clay will not dry out (we are using plastic bags)
Glaze
a thin coating of glass, it is applied to the pottery as a raw ingredient in carefully balanced proportions, which melt at specific temperatures and then allowed to cool.
green ware
the dry or unfired clay.
plasticity
the quality of clay which permits i to be readily shaped into different forms without cracking, crumbling or sagging
porosity
the quality of being filled with air spaces, of absorbing, or soaking up liquid
slip
water and clay the consistency of heavy cream, used to join sections of clay
bisque firing
the first firing of greenware at a low temperature.
bisque ware
pottery that has been fired once-not glazed
bone dry
clay that is completely dry, ready to be fired
burnishing
rubbing a piece of hard clay to make it smooth
coil
long, round snake of clay
kiln
a furnace, built of a refractory material, for firing ceramic ware
leather hard
clay that has been allowed to dry, but can still be carved or joined
pinch
using the thumb and forefingers to shape a ball of clay into a bow
scoring
helps to adhere pieces of clay together for hand building construction
slab
a piece of clay that has been rolled out to a even consistency and get the clay platelets lined up in the same direction
ceramics
clay fired over 1115 degrees F