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?
What are two reasons or purposes for glaze?
waterproof and decoration
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?
Which type of vessel is made when we center a lump of clay onto a circle turn table and create a pot using the spinning of the turn table?
Wheel
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 turns to glass when heated
What is glaze?
The temperature that the kiln can heat up to.
What is over 1800 degrees?
This is what you do to clay to get all the air bubbles out and it also aligns the clay particles
Wedging
The stage of clay that you can still work with but is stiff and cannot be bent. Cool to the touch
What is leather hard?
Pressing or rolling clay out into a flat, pancake shape.
What is slab method?
What is a spreader bar used for?
Help roll out an even lab (all same thickness)
What will happen if you do not follow the correct steps with scoring and slipping, wedging and glazing
It will tattle on you!
This is what type of clay we use at North Huron
Earthenware
New clay that is damp and can be molded easily.
What is plastic?
What color did the Michigan mug turn out for Mr Souva because Mrs Souva did not put 3 coats.
Green
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 or wet clay
This is the temperature guide inside the kiln, it bends when the temperature reaches 1800 to activate the switch to shut off the kiln
Cone