Stages of Clay
At this stage, clay is very soft, moist and workable.
What is plastic?
Always ____________ clay together so it will stick together while the clay is moist or leather hard.
What is slip and score?
Clay should be no thicker than your _________.
What is thumb
There are usually two of these: the 1st one is to harden the clay
and the 2nd one is so the piece can be glazed. It’s the ______ to a high temperature in the kiln that causes the fusing of the clay pa
What is firing?
This studio teacher has a cat named Stevie Nicks.
Who is Jackie?
Pottery that’s been fired once to harden the clay body. It is still porous and will not hold water.
What is bisqueware (or bisque)?
Kneading the clay to make it a workable consistency. If you don’t do this to clay, it may crack or explode during the firing process. It also eliminates air bubbles.
What is wedging?
_____________ clay thoroughly to keep clay from drying out (moist clay and works in progress).
What is cover? (or wrap)
A chamber (or oven) made of bricks which has a heat source. It is used to fire pottery.
What is kiln?
Sarah was born in __________. (city and state)
What is Atlanta, Georgia?
At approximately 1500 degrees F., clay undergoes a chemical change and it becomes a ________ material.
What is ceramic?
The first step to throwing a form on the potter's wheel.
What is centering?
Trapped air can cause clay to _________ so we always hollow out sculptural forms and let clay dry out before firing
What is explode?
A thin glassy layer formed on the surface of fired ceramics. _____ acts to seal and give pottery it’s texture and color.
What is glaze?
Sarah has two dogs. Both of their names start with the letter ___.
What is F
The name for clay that is dry, very fragile and has changed to a lighter color and weight because it is totally void of water. It is completely dry and ready to be fired.
What is bone dry?
When throwing on the wheel, you should make pulls at ____ o' clock.
What is 5?
Always ______ the bottom of a piece before you load it in the kiln.
What is wipe (or clean)?
This is the process of re-soaking dry clay, then letting it dry out again to become useable clay.
What is recycling or reclaiming?
Jack primarily creates his ceramic work through the process of _________. Sarah primarily creates her ceramic work through the process of _______.
What is slab building and wheel throwing.
At this stage, clay is slightly dry and can still be handled. You can add handles, carve, or join slabs at this stage.
What is leather hard?
Creating a form by hand-building walls using flat, rolled-out pieces of clay.
What is slab building?
At least this many coats of glaze or underglaze must be applied for full coverage
What is three?
The potter's wheel was invented by the ______?
Who are the Egyptians?
Winter Arts Showcase is on December ___ from ____ pm to ____ pm
What is 18th and 4:30 pm to 8:00 pm