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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Engobe

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Slip formulated with less raw clay content in order to reduce drying shrinkage, to allow application to bone-dry or bisque-fired clay.

Lamination

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A fault structure in clay before or after firing where the clay is aligned in layered clusters.

Wheel-wedging

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Working the clay up and down in a cone shape on the wheel to align the platelates in a spiral formation and thus increase control in centering and throwing.

Annealing

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

The process of cooling a heated object gradually to allow internal shrinkage stress to equalise without damage.

Low fire

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Low-temperature firing range, usually below cone 02 (2048 degrees F.), used for most bisque-firing, and for glaze firing terracotta and whiteware.

Aventurine

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

A glaze featuring iridescent metallic flecks as a result of iron crystals just beneath the surface.

Low-mid-range

Arts & crafts; Ceramics

Firing range usually including cone 01 to cone 3, under-used in studio ceramics, useful for functional earthenware, refractory sculpture bodies, and outdoor terracotta work.