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Ceramics
Of or pertaining to the art or technique of making objects of ceramic such as porcelain, earthenware or tile.
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casting slip
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
A very fluid slip of high solids content made of clay body,deflocculant and water. It is used in the casting process to form pottery shapes.
patina
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
An overall thin wash of glaze or oxide stain, allowing the color and texture of the claybody to show through.
catenary arch
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
A parabolic kiln arch requiring no buttressing or steel frame; laid out by hanging a chain from two points and marking the resulting curve.
peeling
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
A defect in glazed and fired ware.The glaze flakes off in pieces particularly on edges.
celadon
Arts & crafts; Ceramics
Classic East-Asian transparent or translucent glaze with small percentages of iron and/or copper and/or chrome, giving range of soft greens, blue-greens, and gray-greens. Most desireable Chinese ...
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.
