Essence of Clay
Water + Dirt from mountain valleys
What is clay
Loop-like tool that can be used to carve out clay
A rolled snake-like form used to build
What is a coil
Liquid muddy clay that is used for attaching. It acts like cement or glue
What is slip
The quality of a surface
What is Texture
When water escapes through the pores of the clay
What is Evaporation
Tool used to cut big chunks of clay
What is a Wire Cutter
What is a Slab
Firm clay that is great for carving but is almost too dry to attach things to.
What is Leather-hard Clay
Drying takes up to _ weeks for the clay piece to be safe to fire
The word for fired clay
What is Ceramics
Tool used to score/scratch clay
What is a needle tool
The 4S of Clay construction IN ORDER
What is to Score, Slip, Squish, and Smooth
The word for unfired clay that is bone dry and is the most fragile
What is Greenware
Special paint that makes the ceramic food safe
Squishable. moldable clay that is hydrated. It is great for constructing
What is Plastic or Wet Clay
The machine that fires clay up to 2,000 degrees
What is a kiln
A bowl made by pinching a sphere of clay
What is to a Pinch Pot
Once fired clay that is rock solid. You cannot drink or eat from this ceramic
What is bisqueware
Clay fired for a second time that has been coated with special paint that makes the ceramic food safe.
What is Glazeware
Has been around for 20,000 years and is what we call ceramics that hold items
What is Pottery
Tools that help sculpt clay projects.
What is Modeling tool(s)
A kneading process, manipulating the clay to remove air bubbles, lumps, and excess water.
What is wedging
Completely dry clay that is extremely fragile and easily crumbles.
What is Bone dry
Colored slip applied to leather hard clay or bisque ware, then coated with a clear glaze.
What is Underglaze