Numbers
The number of stages that ceramic pottery could go through.
What is seven?
This is the final stage a ceramic sculpture could achieve.
What is glazeware?
Slurry is another name for this stage.
What is Slip?
A waterproof coating that is applied to bisqueware like paint, and then fired.
What is a glaze?
The number of groups that will sculpt on each day.
What is two?
The number of times a ceramic sculpture is fired.
What is two?
During this stage the clay is moldable and easily sculpted.
What is plastic?
This stage might also be called Greenware.
What is Bisque?
When a piece is bone dry, that means all of this is gone from the clay.
What is water or moisture?
This is what the other groups will work on while the two sculpting groups are working.
What is the sculpture essay?
The kiln reaches this temperature in a glaze firing.
What is 2,200 Degrees F.
During this stage the sculpture is completely dry all the way through and ready to be placed in the kiln for the first time.
What is Bone Dry?
This stage of ceramic clay is also referred to as wet clay.
What is plastic?
After this stage it is safe for a ceramic sculpture to become wet without losing its shape.
What is bisqueware?
Where all the extra clay goes.
What is the supply table?
The kiln reaches this temperature during a bisque firing.
1,945 Degrees F.
This is the best stage for carving.
What is leather dry?
A very powerful, high temperature oven is also called this.
What is a kiln?
The main sculpting method used during ceramic sculpting.
What is modeling?
This is what you must do before washing your hands.
What is wipe off the extra clay into the trashcan?
What is the Paleolithic Era (20,000 BC)?
In this stage, the clay is watered down until it resembles pancake batter.
What is slip?
Clay that is in storage and has not yet been activated is called this.
What is dry clay?
The method of sculpting that might be used during the leather dry stage.
What is carving?
If you are not ready for your sculpture to dry, you must do this to your sculpture.
What is wrap the sculpture in plastic?