ceramics vocabulary

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The roughening or scratching of the surface of wet clay in order to attach another piece of wet clay

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scoring

Front

Pottery that is completely dry and ready to be fired

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greenware / bone dry

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The procedure of forming and shaping clay by squeezing the clay between your thumb and finger.

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pinch

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The paint we use on ceramics is called

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glaze

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A technique that uses long ropes of clay to make pottery:

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coiling

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

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kiln

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Handbuilding method of rolling clay with a rolling pin and cutting out flat pieces of clay to build with

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slab construction

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The process of heating clay in a kiln which changes clay into ceramics

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firing

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method of kneading clay to get rid of air pockets in clay

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wedging

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A stage in the drying process of clay when the clay is partially dry, but strong enough to carve and attach slabs.

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leather hard