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5 types of clay and most important property |
Kaolin-whiteness Balclay-plastic fire clay- strongest stoneware-all purpose earthenware- red |
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name for clay |
hydrated alumina silicate |
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Grog |
fired clay particles that strengthen clay and add texture |
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the larger the particle |
the lower the shrinkage/less plastic it is |
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the smaller the particle |
the higher the shrinkage/more plastic it is |
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what is glaze |
alumina+silica+flux+heat |
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what does alumina do to glaze
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stiffens the glaze |
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what does silica do to glaze |
glass former |
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what does flux do to glaze |
lowers the melting point |
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what does heat do to glaze |
makes it mature & melt |
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two atmospheres in kiln are |
reduction and oxidation |
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atmospheric kiln |
firing itself decorates the work |
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lowfire atmospheric kilns |
pit kiln and raku kiln (smother when redhot to change color) |
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which material goes from green to red in reduction? |
copper (green in oxidation and red in reduction) |
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cobalt |
blue |
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iron |
oranges, yellows, reds, blacks. |
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which material pacifies a glaze? |
tin (bright white) and titanium (crystalline pacifier) |
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What gives you strong green? |
chrome |
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3 firing temps (zones) |
low fire, mid fire, high fire |
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why use low fire? |
to preserve color (bright colors) weaker |
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why use mid fire? |
happy medium, electric kiln or gas kiln |
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why use high fire? |
depth in glaze, very strong, gas kiln(typically high fire) |
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characteristics of electric kiln |
low fire to mid fire, almost always oxidation, very consistent and very even |
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types of high fire atmospheric kilns |
wood kiln, salt kiln, soda kiln |
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characteristics of cones |
pyrometric cones (all have #s) |
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cone for lowfire |
cone 022 to cone 1 |
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cone scale |
cone 022 - cone04 - cone 1(low fire) cone 5/6 (mid fire) cone 10/12 (high fire) |
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can glaze go on bottom of clay? |
no but under glaze can |
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4 construction methods |
tiles, coils, slabs, wheel |
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what is harmful to your lungs? |
silica |
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do you sweep or mop to prevent silica in the air? |
mop |
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where does leftover dry clay go? |
recycle bucket |
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where do fired pieces you don't want go? |
trash NOT recycle bucket |
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how do you protect yourself while making clay? |
wear a mask, open outside door, and close studio door |
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greenware |
dry not fired |
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bisc |
fired not glazed (strengthens for handling) |
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is it okay to fire clay if it has plaster in it? |
no, it will explode |
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name of artist from video |
Travis Owens |
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2 famous generational Seagrove families |
Owen and Owens (Travis, Pam, and Vernon Owens) |
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Poster child for Sea Grove |
Ben Owen III |
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where did the traditional nc firing aesthetic originate from? |
influence from germany (wood fire and salt fire) |