Craft Vocabulary by Joe Ciaccio

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:00:30 UTC

Glassblowing

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:00:37 UTC

Stoneware

Emily Cameron/Earthenware

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:00:47 UTC

Earthenware is the most common type of clay's and many of the world's pots have been made from it. It is typically fired at relatively low temperatures and is porous after firing. It may vary in color from red to brown to tan.

Rachel Brown/Ceramics

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:00:53 UTC

Ceramics is the art and science of using clay. Clay is harden into the shape and design that the artist wants.

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:01:00 UTC

Porcelaine

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:01:28 UTC

Throwing

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:01:43 UTC

Potter

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:01:47 UTC

Glass

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:01:52 UTC

Warp

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:02:00 UTC

Coldworking

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:02:08 UTC

Earthenware

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:02:19 UTC

Warp

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:02:23 UTC

Weft

Samantha Mitro/ Kiln

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:02:31 UTC

Kiln is a high-temperature oven in which pottery or ceramic ware is fired.

Jenn DeHeve/Loom

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:02:37 UTC

A Loom is a device for producing cloth or fiber by interweaving fibers at right angles.

joeciaccio — 2013-08-20 15:02:45 UTC

Cast Glass

Jena Mandeville/Glassblowing

2014-02-07 20:45:54 UTC

Glassblowing is the forming or shaping of a glass object by blowing air through a tube into a mass of semimolten glass. A person who blows glass is called a glassblower, glassmith, or gaffer.

Lya Ramos-Porcelain

2014-02-19 02:48:41 UTC

Porcelain is one clay category, the rarest and most expensive of the three categories. Its made from deposits of decomposed granite, it becomes white and nonporous after firing.

Abby Kasprzyk- Fiber arts

2014-02-23 21:12:02 UTC

Fiber arts include such processes as weaving, stitching, basket making, surface design, wearable art, and handmade papermaking. Fiber processes use natural and synthetic fibers in both traditional and innovative ways.

Adam Machala ColdWorking

2014-02-24 04:17:58 UTC

Coldworking is the process of changing the shape of metal, at a fairly low tempature, this increases the strength and hardness of the object