Clay 101
This is used to spin clay into a plate, vase, or bowl.
What is a pottery wheel?
Water and clay mixture that works as "glue" for the clay.
What is slip?
scratching the surface of the clay to join 2 pieces together
What is scoring?
This clay "tool" is dipped in water and then used to smooth out clay.
What is a sponge?
A special "oven" that you cook clay in
What is a kiln
Clay that is starting to dry out but can still be worked with. In this stage, you can no longer mold or form the clay but you can attach and carve it.
What is leatherhard?
Attaching 2 clay pieces together requires a method of "slipping & scoring" but there is something else you must to seal the connection between the 2 pieces.
What is smoothing?
What is glaze?
What is firing?
What is bisque-ware?
A flattened piece of clay that has a consistent thickness and is created by using hands or a rolling pin.
What is a slab?
How many coats of glaze should you apply to your clay piece?
What is Ceramics
Clay is completely dried out but has not been through the kiln yet
What is bone-dry
This hand-building technique refers to the method of using your fingers to mold and form clay into the shape of a bowl or cup.
What is pinching/pinch pot?
When applying glaze, you should paint everything except the ________
What is bottom?
Unlike a drawing or a painting, clay is a ______ piece of art.
The term that refers to clay after it has been painted and fired in the kiln for the 2nd time.
What is glaze-ware?
A long, thin, snake-like rope of clay made by rolling clay with your hands
What is a coil?
If your clay project is thicker than a half of an inch, what can happen to it?
What is it can explode in the kiln?