Stages of Clay
Very wet clay or mud used as glue
What is slip?
Decomposed Igneous rock.
What is clay?
The last step in joining two pieces of clay together.
What is smooth?
What will the clay do your hands?
What is dry them out?
Pottery that has been fired once.
What is Bisqueware?
A snake or worm shaped piece of clay.
What is a coil?
Making the clay rough in order to join two pieces together
What is score?
A potter's oven, used to bake or fire clay.
What is a kiln?
Clay that is dry, ashy and ready to be put in the kiln.
What is bone dry?
Pinching or molding the clay with your fingers into the desired shape.
What is the pinch method
It's used to add color to clay
What is glaze?
The temperature that the kiln can heat up to.
What is over 2000 degrees?
The stage of clay that you can still work with but is stiff and cannot be bent.
What is leather hard?
Pressing or rolling clay out into a flat, pancake shape.
What is slab method?
What is vitreous?
What will happen to clay if you over work it?
What is dry out?
Clay that is damp and can be molded easily.
What is plastic?
The ability to hold water AND dry out.
What is porous?
Clay can be found in this type of area.
What is near rivers and bodies of water?
Something that will make your project explode in the kiln.
What is an air pocket?