Ceramic Terms and Vocabulary

Click to download printer friendly copy. Bag wall –  firebrick structure which prevents intense heat from striking the ware Bat – A disc of wood, plaster or plastic used on the wheel head Beaker- a tall cup Blisters – bubbles formed in the body or glaze due to rapid gas release Bisque – ware which […]

Common Clay and Glaze Materials

Click to download printer friendly copy. Alumina Hydrate – calcined form of alumina, used in glazes ad on kiln shelves Ball Clay – A plastic secondary clay, high firing and white or whitish in color Barium Carbonate – a glaze flux.  I don’t use this in my studio due to it being a toxic material […]