ARTS WORK Vocabulary
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coil - the process of forming a pot from rope-like rolls of clay carefully joined together clay - bis - a combination of decomposed rock including silica (sand) and alumina along with various minerals and decomposed matter cloud spirit (fireclouds) - the marks made on the surface of a pot during the firing process filet - bi'yo - a thin coil of clay applied below the lip of the pot fire - the process of placing the pots in a kiln and "firing" to a high enough temperature that the clay becomes ceramic greenware - clay pots which are air dried, but not yet fired kiln - the furnace in which pots are fired knead - to work the damp clay with the palms of the hands against a smooth surface (like working bread or cookie dough) to make the clay uniform in consistency leather hard - the stage of drying when the clay is no longer workable by hand pinch - the process of forming the clay by pinching it between the fingers to form the pot score - to make a series of shallow grooves in the edges of the clay to join two parts securely slab - the process of forming a pot from pieces of clay rolled or patted to even thickness and cut and joined to make the desired pot form |
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