CLAY
What is a slab?
a slab is a square piece of clay.
(It can also be a circle, triangle or any shape)
what is under glaze?
underglaze are the colors of glaze that you paint on ceramics.
Firing
when you put fully dry pottery pieces in the kiln and it heats up to merge molecules together to create ceramics
Kiln
a furnace or oven used to bake/dry out pottery
find a yellow bottle of glaze
Yellow bottle of glaze
What is a coil?
a coil is long strips of clay rolled.
how many coats of underglaze should be used.
atleast 3
throwing
creating and pottery on the wheel
Garbage bag
used to cover clay so it does not dry out
What is a rib
a rib is a wooden or metal tool used to flatten, smooth or cut clay
what is the the texture of clay when it not fully dry but is not fully wet?
underglazed is used after the bisque fire
glazing
painting the pottery pieces
score
Ms.Diamond
what is Ms.Diamonds coffee order and where does she get it?
what is pottery?
pottery is the process of creating objects with clay
when is the last layer of glaze used and what is it called?
the last layer of glaze is used after the underglaze has been painted after the bisque fire, it is called a dip glaze which will make the ceramic piece shiny
kneeding
getting all air bubbles out of the clay before beginning pottery
slip
after scoring it is used to wet the area (like glue) so you can attach all pieces together
Rolling pin
find a rolling pin.
what is the difference between earth clay and white clay?
earth clay is brown/red while white clay is white
where do you NOT paint under glaze or glaze
the very bottom of any ceramic piece, it will stick to the kiln
ceramics
created with pottery hardened by heat
wheel
how long does the kiln take to fully heat up, bake, and cool down.
13 hours to fully heat up
4 hours of holding time
13 hours to cool down
30 + hours