Ceramics vocabulary

Front

A fluid mixture of clay and water

Back

slip

Front

A stage in the drying process of clay when the clay is pliable but strong enough to handle

Back

leather hard

Front

Unfired pottery

Back

greenware

Front

The process which changes clay into ceramic

Back

firing

Front

An insulated box which is heated to fire pottery and clay sculpture

Back

kiln

Front

A term applied to the first firing before glazing

Back

bisque

Front

Rolling out clay into rope like pieces

Back

coil

Front

Clay that has been changed from a lump into a flat piece

Back

slab

Front

A stage in the drying process of clay when all the water has completely evaporated

Back

bone dry

Front

A paint-like mixture that forms a thin, glassy surface on the clay when it is fired is called a ___________

Back

glaze