Ceramics

Ceramics

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

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Volcanic ash, pumice

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Fine volcanic particulate expelled from surface vents in a volcanic eruption. Similar to feldspar in composition, but usually contains iron.

Inclusions

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Any particles or bubbles of material which remain suspended within the glaze-melt, affecting the glaze appearance.

Interface

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Contact face between clay and glaze. On low-fired wares, primarily just a physical interlocking of glaze into pores in clay. In high-fired wares, an intimate interaction of clay and glaze, ...

Viscosity

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Reference to a material's resistance to flowing. A viscous glaze flows less. As glass is heated it slowly becomes less viscous over a broad temperature-range.

Incising

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Decorating technique where design is formed by cutting or carving shallow lines in clay surface.

Fired clay which has fused together completely, so that the pores between refractory particles are filled with glass, and the body is impervious to water. Vitrification is sintering in the presence ...