Tools/Terms
what do you use to cover your clay to keep it from drying out
plastic bag
The property of clay that allows it to change shape without tearing or breaking
Plasticity
Negative space; carving out; removing clay
Subtractive
What was the very first project we did in class this year?
Monsters
Does Laberis like cats or dogs better?
This tool is used for wetting and smoothing.
Sponge
Stage of drying when moisture in the clay body has evaporated so clay no longer feels cold.
Bone dry
A fluid suspension of clay in water for attaching & for surface decoration
Slip
What technique are you using when you roll out flat pieces of clay and cut them?
Slab
Is Mrs. Laberis a Taylor Swift fan?????
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
A thermally insulated oven in which a controlled temperature is produced, used for the firing of clay to form ceramics.
Kiln
The stage between bone dry & plastic when clay has dried but still may be carved or joined to other pieces.
Leather-hard
The method of adding clay on top of a surface, whether its a slab, coil or other modeled shape; slip & score.
Additive
What handbuilding technique are you using when you squeeze the clay, usually between the thumb and the fingers?
Pinch
What is the name of the club Mrs. Laberis sponsors?
NAHS (National Art Honor Society)
This tool is used for scraping and smoothing, when you drag it along the surface of the clay
Rib tool
Name the state of clay after the first firing in the kiln
Bisque
to have useful pottery, instead of just for decoration.
Functional
What technique are you using when you roll out ropes of clay to build them? (also useful for cracks and extra reinforcements)
Coil
The quality that something has been very carefully made; the care & neatness put into one's own work.
Craftsmanship
This tool is used for cutting chunks of clay off a block, or cutting your wedged clay in half
Wire tool
Scratching the surface & edges of clay before joining together.
Scoring
How many coats of glaze should you apply?
3-4
Making clay forms by a non mechanical process such as pinching, coiling, modeling and slab building
hand building
The branch of philosophy that deals with what is considered to be beautiful & what is considered to be art?
Aesthetics