Question 1

Pottery Definitions

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Here you will find a glossary of terms that I find helpful. I hope we learn together.

Question 2

Bisque

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or biscuit....Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.

Question 3

Body

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The structural portion of a ceramic article, or the material or mixture from which it is made.

Question 4

Dipping

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Glazing pottery by immersion in a glaze suspension.

Question 5

Firing

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The process of heating pottery in a kiln to bring the glaze or clay body to maturity'

Question 6

Glaze

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A coating that has been matured to the glassy state on a formed ceramic article, or the material or mixture from which the coating is made. Consists of a Flux, Silica and Colorant/Oxide.

Question 7

Greenware

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Unfired clay articles.

Question 8

Kiln

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A furnace for the firing of ceramics.

Question 9

Pottery

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All fired ceramic wares or materials which, when shaped, contain a significant amount of clay.

Question 10

Slurry

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is an aqueous suspension of clay and water

Question 11

Stoneware

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A relatively highly fired vitreous or semivitreous ceramic material. Traditionally made primarily from nonrefractory fire clay.

Question 12

Throwing

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The term used when referring to forming or shaping on a potter's wheel.

Question 13

Wedging

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A procedure for preparing clay or a clay body by hand: the lump of clay is repeatedly thrown down on a work bench; between each operation the lump is turned and sometimes cut through and rejoined in a different orientation. The object is to disperse the water more uniformly, to remove lamination and to remove air.

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