Clay: an earthy substance composed of various minerals. can be found all over the world
Grog: tiny bits of hard fired clay. looks like sand.
Liquid Clay: used for decoration, casting and joining clay.
Plastic: soft, workable clay
Leather Hard: half dry clay-this is the best phase to carve in
Bone dry: very dry, brittle and chalky clay
Bisque: once fired, unglazed clay
fire (to bisque): heat clay to a very high temperature -to harden it.
reclaim: to rework dry clay; to break it up; soak it, dry it, wedge it, use it again.
Shards: pieces of broken pottery that has been fired
Soluble: capable of being dissolved in water Pottery: functional containers made of clay Greenware: Dry (bonedry) unfired clay projects that will be fired. Stoneware: coarse high firing clay. has lots of grog in it to make it rough Earthenware: low firing clay about 1700 degrees. this is the clay we use in class terra cotta: red earthenware clay. red flower pots are an example of terra cotta Porcelain: white, highest firing clay, very fine, slick clay Hand building: pots which are made using only your hands and simple tools: no machines or wheels Pinch: pottery which is made by pinching clay the thumb and forefinger Coil: a rope of clay or pottery which is made by layering ropes of clay one top of each other Slab: flat piece of clay or pottery which is made from rolled out sheets of clay Wedge: to mix up clay with your hands, (knead) to get the air out and mix up the clay Paddling: using a paddle to smooth or shape the surface of a pot Score: rough up the clay surface for joining to pieces of clay Clay shrinkage: the contraction of clay when it dries. if shrinkage occurs to quickly the clay will crack and break Throwing: Working clay on the potters wheel. Container Parts: Lip: Opening Walls: Sides Foot: Base Or Bottom Casting: Forming clay objects by pouring slip into a hallow plaster mold Sculpture: 3D artwork Relief: Raised design on a slab In The Round: To view an artwork from all sides Texture: The roughness or smoothness of a surface Sgraffito: Decorative process- to scratch a line through a layer of slip to expose the contrasting clay below Fettle: smooth until shiny using a tool. Motif: One unit of a pattern Pattern: many motifs together Tempera: type of paint that washes with water Stain: to apply a finish then wipe off most of the material applied leaving the finish in the cracks and pores Wax: wax coat that can be put on stained or painted ceramics Glaze: glass like coat can be painted, dipped, or poured on. glaze fuses to the pot when fired. Flux: substance which causes another to melt. used in glaze. Dry Foot: no glaze on the bottom of the pot Matte-Shiny: Dull, no gloss. shiny gives of light, reflective, glossy. Carving: To remove material by digging into the surface Porous-Water proof: Porous- to have small holes- not waterproof Kiln: oven for baking clay that heats to a very hot temperature stilts: prongs used to lift the clay off the kiln floor. cone: small three sided cone that is placed in the kiln to shut it off. Plaster bat: slab of plaster of paris used to partially dry slip. Rollers: rolling pins used to make slabs Wedging wire: wire used to cut plastic clay when wedging canvas: used under clay to keep the clay from stickking to the table realism: produce art that looks, reflects, and imitates the real world abstract: simplify or exaggerate functional: can be used. has a useful purpose
decrotiave: ornamental, designed for looks craftsmanship: the skill and care needed to create. to make some thing well Non representational: to create something that looks abstract, but did not originate from something real Organic: produced by nature. natural, free flowing Proportional: the relation of one thing to another in size, degree, or amount. Unity: when several elements are tied or work together as one contrast: when one element is very different than another. black contrast against white, rough against smooth, and color against black and white. Form: to make are look 3D instead of flat Positive/Negative: the object is the positive shape and the air and space around it is negative Symmetrical: to look the same on both sides Additive: to make a sculpture by adding material armature: the framework or a skeleton of the artwork assemblage: to add various materials not typically used in art to a sculpture Hole: an art without material. a void or impression in the sculpture space: the area around the object mass: the volume of the sculpture. the substance weight of the sculpture scale: the dimensions and proportions of an object. the size of the object Subtractive: to take away from the sculpture base Free standing: can stand on its own without any base or support
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Indian Pottery of san ildenfonso clay pottery wedging plastic base walls pinch coil stain glaze kilns matte