Ceramics

Ceramics

Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.

Industry: Arts & crafts

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Shellac resist

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Resist technique using shellac, which gives an extremely durable resist surface. Common technique involves application of design with shellac over leather-hard clay, followed by aggressive damp ...

Sawdust smoking

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Cosmetic smoking process where unglazed wares are buried in sawdust in a brick enclosure or a perforated steel drum. Sawdust is ignited at the top, and allowed to smoulder down over a period of ...

Secondary clays

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Clays which have been transported away from their point of geologic origins by wind or water. Finer particle-size gives greater plasticity - ball clays, stoneware clays, fireclays, etc.

Single-firing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Process of glaze-firing glazed greenware without a bisque-firing.

Slaking

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

The process of returning dry unfired clay to a slip by soaking in water.

Vapor-glazing process touted as modern-day non-toxic replacement for salt-firing. Gives slightly less gloss and orange-peel. Instead of salt, soda ash (sodium carbonate) in water solution is sprayed ...