Slip
Slip should be the consistency of what?
Mixed Sour Cream
Malleable (flexible)
What consistency is the clay at this stage?
It feels like soft leather
Moisture
After firing, the clay changes permanently, making it what consistency?
much harder and porous
For a slip mold you need a ___/____ mix of water and deflocculant.
50/50
If the clay gets too dry at this stage, what will happen?
If the clay gets too dry, what can't you do?
You cannot attach pieces or trim
What will happen to your project in the kiln if there is moisture when fired?
It will explode
At this stage it absorbes what nicely?
Glaze
Slip is used as glue to attach handles and other decorative pieces with what technique?
Score and slipping
What can you achieve really well in this stage?
Hand building into shapes, and throwing on a wheel
At this stage you can handle the clay without worrying about what?
marking it up with your fingers
How many coats of underglaze should be applied at this stage?
2-3
What are the three ways you can apply glaze?
When your slip starts to dry out, what do you add to get it back the correct consistency?
Water
If the clay is too wet, what can happen?
The clay will not stay up, it will collapse
What can you add to decorate at this stage?
Underglaze
If projects with underglaze are touching each other in the kiln, what will happen?
The color will transfer onto the other piece of pottery
If you apply too much glaze, what will happen?
It will run off your pottery
Name stage is example number 2.
Plastic stage
What stage is example number 4?
Leather Hard stage
What stage is example number 5?
Glaze Firing
What stage is example number 3?
Bisqueware
What stage is example number 1?
Bone dry