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| Chapter
11 Ceramics Craft and Design
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| Basketry |
The craft of making baskets. |
| Brass |
A yellowish alloy of copper and zinc. |
| Ceramics |
The art of creating objects made of baked
clay, such as pottery and earthenware. |
| China |
Whitish or grayish porcelain that rings when
struck. |
| Design |
The combination of the visual elements of
art according to principles of design such as balance and unity.
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| Earthenware |
Reddish-tan, porous pottery fired at a relatively
low temperature (below 2,000o F). |
| Emboss |
To decorate with designs that are raised above
a surface. |
| Fiber |
A slender, threadlike structure that can be
woven. |
| Fiberglass |
Finespun glass filaments that can be woven
into textiles. |
| Form |
The totality of what the viewer sees in a
work of art—the product of the composition of the visual
elements. |
| Glass blowing |
To shape or form glass objects by blowing
air through molten glass. |
| Glaze |
In painting, to coat a pained surface with
a semi-transparent color that provides a glassy or glossy finish.
In ceramics, to apply a liquid suspension of powdered material
to the surface of a ware. After drying, the ware is fired at
a temperature that causes the ingredients to melt together to
form a hard, glossy coating. |
| Graphic design |
Design for advertising and industry according
to the needs of the client. |
| Industrial design
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The planning and artistic enhancement of industrial
products. |
| Logo |
A distinctive company trademark or signature.
Abbreviation of logotype. |
| Loom |
A machine that weaves thread into yarn or
cloth. |
| Nonporous |
Not containing pores and thus not permitting
the passage of fluids. |
| Porcelain |
A hard, white, translucent, nonporous clay
body. The bisque is fired at a relatively low temperature
and the glaze at a high temperature. |
| Pottery |
Pots, bowls, dishes, and similar wares made
of clay and hardened by heat. A shop at which such objects are
made. |
| Stoneware |
A ceramic that is fired at from about 2,300
to 2,700 degrees Fahrenheit. The resultant object is usually
gray but can be tan or reddish. Stoneware is nonporous or slightly
porous and is used in dinnerware and ceramic sculpture. |
| Throwing (a pot)
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In ceramics, the process of shaping that takes
place on the potter's wheel. |
| Twill weave |
A type of weave with broken diagonal patterns.
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| Typography |
The art of designing, arranging, and setting
type for printing. |
| Weaving |
The making of fabrics by the interlacing of
threads or fibers, as on a loom. |
