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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Ceramics

Technique popularised by Rosette Gault, utilising a clay body or slip containing paper pulp, which reduces shrinkage in drying stage, and encourages extremely strong joinery, allowing unconventional ...

Carbon-trapping

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Usually purposeful effect where carbon is trapped within surface of the glaze, giving smoky shaded areas, especially in shino glazes. Encouraged by slightly early body reduction, can be promoted in ...

Paper resist

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Decoration technique where strips of moist or adhesive paper is adhered to the surface to resist application of slip or glaze.

Peephole

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A small observation hole in the wall or door of a kiln.

Centering

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Technique to move the clay in to a symmetrical rotating axis in the middle of a wheel head so you can throw it.

Ceramic

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Derived from the greek word 'Keramos' meaning earthen vessel. Used nowadays to describe many high temperature formed produced using ceramic materials.