Vocab
Phases of Clay
Tools
Techniques
100

Name of the shape we constructed out of clay

Cylinder

100

The phase that is best for carving

Leather Hard

100

The tool we use to keep the clay from sticking to the table

A brown paper

100

A technique used to attach clay together

Scoring and Slipping

200

The word for when you cook clay

fire/firing

200
The phase when there is NO moisture left in the clay

Bone Dry

200

The tool we use for scoring

A comb

200

A technique using water to remove textures and cracks from clay

Smoothing

300

The name of the "oven" clay is cooked in

Kiln

300

The phase our clay was in when we rolled out slabs

Plastic

300

Name the tool(s) used to make sure your slabs stay even when you roll them out

Dowels

300

The process of adding water back into your clay

Rehydrating

400

The word for clay found outside in the ground

Wild or Raw Clay
400

The phase of when clay is very wet and soupy

Slip

400

The tool we use to transfer water from your water cup to your clay

Fingers

400

The process used to recycle clay so that it has a smooth even texture and can be used again

Wedging
500

The word for phases of clay that have not been fired yet and can be recycled

Greenware

500

The word for clay phases after they have been fired in the kiln

Ceramic

500

The word for a tool used for carving into your clay

loop tool

500
The process of adding color to ceramics

Glazing

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