Clean Up
This is used to ensure clay does not stick to the table surface while working.
The process of creating a clay vessel by pressing the clay evenly between the fingers to build up walls and create a floor.
What is pinching?
The oven used to cook clay.
What is a kiln?
Clay that is fresh from the bag and easily moldable.
What is plastic-ware and/or greenware?
What will happen to clay projects overnight if not properly sealed in an air-tight bag?
What is dry out?
This refers to rolled out ropes of clay.
The large tool used to make evenly flattened clay.
What is the slab roller?
What is leather-hard?
What is the reclaim bucket?
This term refers to the one of several techniques of building pots using only the hands and simple tools rather than a potters wheel.
The liquid/yogurt consistency clay used to join together pieces of clay and smooth out surfaces.
What is slip?
Clay that has lost all of it's moisture and dried beyond it's natural state but has not yet been fired.
What is bone-dry?
The process for saving unmixed, excess glaze.
Method potters use to adhere two pieces of clay together by scratching the surface and applying liquid clay like a glue.
What is slipping and scoring?
After firing, this glass like substance can add color, designs, and create a smooth texture on ceramic.
What is glaze?
Pottery that has been fired in the kiln and changed chemically.
What is ceramic/bisque?
The process for cleaning clay covered tools and hands.
What is to use the clay sinks ONLY to rinse excess clay and then use regular hand soap and water to ensure no clay goes down the drain?
Cutting away pieces of clay to create design once a clay vessel is leather-hard.
What is incising?
A valuable tool/substance used to re-hydrate clay and smooth clay texture.
What is water?
The approximate amount of time clay projects must dry out before firing.
What is 5-7 days?