Stages of Clay
Clay that has been fired a second time with a painted on surface application.
A process used to attach two pieces of clay together.
What is score and slip?
When glaze and clay reach peak temp at the same time, creating a waterproof piece.
What is vitrification?
An oven used for firing pottery and glazed pieces.
What is a kiln?
A texture technique where you stamp into the surface of clay.
What is impress?
Watered down clay in a muddy form.
Freshly rolled out clay used for bending/flowing forms.
What is a soft slab?
This type of glaze can be applied to wet clay, green ware, or bisque, can be mixed to make new colors, and is matte unless you add a clear coat.
What is underglaze?
A tool used for cutting clay off a block or a pottery piece off the wheel.
What is a wire cutter?
Pottery that serves a purpose such as mug.
What is functional pottery?
Clay that is completely dry, during this stage it is very fragile but can still be recycled.
What is bone dry/greenware?
A rope like piece of clay stacked to make a form.
What is a coil?
Examples of this type of finish include watercolors, acrylic paints, oil pastels, and colored pencils.
What is a cold finish?
A thin sharp, pointy tool that can be used to carve and cut clay.
What is a needle tool?
The four main steps for the wheel throwing process, in order.
What is C (center), O (open), W (walls), and S (shape)?
Clay that holds its shape and is able to be carved, joined together, and recycled.
What is leather hard?
A "skeleton" that clay is formed around to create a hollow piece.
What is an armature?
Glazing a leather hard piece with underglaze and carving out a design.
A tool with a curved wire end used for carving designs and trimming wheel thrown pieces.
What is a ribbon and/or loop tool?
A texture technique where you add clay to the surface of the piece.
What is relief?
Clay that has been fired once in a kiln and cannot be recycled.
Kneading clay to make it soft and workable while removing excess moisture.
What is wedging?
Applying underglaze to a leather hard piece, painting a layer of wax, carving into the wax, and then applying another layer of underglaze.
What is mishima?
A wood or silicone tool used on the wheel to straighten walls.
What is a potter's rib?
The temperature that a midrange glazed piece of pottery is fired to.
What is cone 5?