CeramicSue Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 Hello! I thought it would be fun to start a thread about words, terminology, or slang that ceramic artist use, that some younger or older artist may not be aware of? Or even nicknames that people might themselves as ceramic artists like, Clay Nerds or mudslingers. I always think its interesting to hear what people from all over the world say about working clay... Please feel free to comment and share! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted July 31, 2019 Report Share Posted July 31, 2019 Weird local idiom that I've had to explain to a couple of people: dofer. Pronounced doo-fur. As in "it'll do fer the job." It's a word for wood or soda kiln wadding. The story that was told to me was the word started in Nova Scotia and moved to western Canada with various students who spread out and became teachers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CeramicSue Posted August 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2019 That is so great...I haven't heard that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 Slop & Mop -- for a casual, non-precise approach to applying glaze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 17 hours ago, LeeU said: Slop & Mop -- for a casual, non-precise approach to applying glaze. That's perfect! And they can never tell you what they did, or repeat it! Annoyingly, they make some pretty stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSC Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 I'm always telling my students to clean up their clay boogers and sharpies(sharp edges that will be prone to chip). I tend to get giggles. And i have been known to complement students that can take a bit of ribbing on their burglar deterrents and door stops ( aka heavy enough to be used as a weapon or stop a door). And of course i always mention how to avoid building kiln bombs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 Hurricane rated pots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 My College Instructor picked up one of my mugs and said, "Well, that's insulated!" He was correct... In my classroom, we have a nasal aspirator, for dripping and splattering. The students usually stare at me blankly, when I call it that, but they definitely know what I'm talking about, when I say "Baby Snot Sucker"! I also have a wood paddle for shaping. Years ago, after salvaging a couple coil pots with it, some students referred to it as "The Pretty Stick". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 To me the term "leather hard" didn't make any sense unless you were talking about a saddle. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 8 hours ago, Denice said: To me the term "leather hard" didn't make any sense unless you were talking about a saddle. Denice Not many people work with leather anymore., but how else to describe that state? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 I had a few teachers try to popularize cheese hard as a more relatable description. It didn’t really catch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Callie Beller Diesel said: I had a few teachers try to popularize cheese hard as a more relatable description. It didn’t really catch on. Maybe "cheddar hard"? Velveeta slice hard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 I always think leather (hard) or leather (soft) I think putting it in the parenthesis helps with envisioning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 50 minutes ago, Callie Beller Diesel said: I had a few teachers try to popularize cheese hard as a more relatable description. It didn’t really catch on. I think I first saw that term used here, by Pres. I do use it, in my class as well, but not as an alternative to leather hard. I consider them two different drynesses. Cheese hard, is a bit softer, with more flex, than leather hard. It's kind of a nice intermediary stage, between workable and leather hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted August 7, 2019 Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 Their theory was that there were lots of kinds of cheese to compare hardness to. A block of cream cheese vs a creamy havarti vs a 3 year old cheddar, for instance. Anyone else want an apple and cheese now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 On 8/6/2019 at 11:26 PM, Callie Beller Diesel said: Their theory was that there were lots of kinds of cheese to compare hardness to. A block of cream cheese vs a creamy havarti vs a 3 year old cheddar, for instance. Anyone else want an apple and cheese now? Yes. I would like a local, ripe, pesticide-free Braeburn, please, and a lovely bit of Brie de Meaux. I suppose the blooming rind on the French double cream could be considered cheese hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 On 8/6/2019 at 10:26 PM, Callie Beller Diesel said: Their theory was that there were lots of kinds of cheese to compare hardness to. A block of cream cheese vs a creamy havarti vs a 3 year old cheddar, for instance. Anyone else want an apple and cheese now? Most definitely not! Two food items, I very much enjoy separately, but definitely not together. Now, if you want to throw a scoop of vanilla ice cream, on that pie, then I'm game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 Used to have a ceramics prof that would call clean up bits on clay . . . nerds and ditties. Asked him where that came from one time, He said under his breath it was better than calling it Turds and T@@??# ! You often remember the craziest of things. best, Pres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted August 8, 2019 Report Share Posted August 8, 2019 My kids call my my throwing water bucket the poop bucket. Because I use brown clay and the bucket smells like.. well, you know. I've upgraded it to $#&! Bucket though, which has a better ring to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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