Clay Stages
What stage has the most water content and is the most malleable?
The plastic stage!
What goes on the green shelf?
Green ware!
Plastic, Leather hard, and Bone Dry
Are you allowed to enter the Kiln room?
No, there are items in there that could hurt you.
What stage do you glaze your piece?
The Bisque stage!
When storing your clay, how do you store it so it so your project doesn't get dry?
Wrap it tightly in a soft bag and then the big black plastic bag!
What stage is it that the clay is slightly hardened and dried. This stage is prime for carving!
Leather hard
What goes on the Yellow Shelf?
Glazed Bisque Ware
Are you allowed to enter the clay room?
Yes!
What is glaze?
Liquid glass!
When cleaning up, how should the slab tables be cleaned?
Scraped with a plastic scrapper and then wiped down with a wet sponge
What stage is it that clay is at it's most delicate and can break the most easily?
Bone Dry stage
What goes on the Violet shelf?
Bisque
What are the carving tools to be used for?
Carving and working on projects!
What is the one part you do not glaze?
The bottom of your piece!
What qualifies as a clean sink?
The counter is dry of water, there are no clay pieces in the sink and the handles are clean.
What stage describes the clay as completely void of water and cannot be recycled?
Bisque
What goes on the Blue shelf?
To be graded projects and Fired Glaze ware
What do you wear when sanding a ceramic project?
A mask!
Can the glazes be mixed?
Yes!
When we do not clean p after ourselves what happens?
Clay dust accumulates in the classroom and may cause silica lung. Leave the classroom clean so we are able to keep doing pottery!
What stage is is called when a project has been fired a second time and has a Glass like finish to it?
Glass ware
What goes on the red shelf?
Rejected projects