Hand Building Methods
The process of turning a lump of clay in your hand and pressing it into a little bowl.
What is the pinch technique?
What is a turntable/banding wheel.
Roughening the surface of two pieces of clay before they are attached to each other.
This term refers to the process of heating the clay in the kiln.
What is firing?
A critical analysis of a work of art.
What is a critique?
Laying thin ropes of clay on top of each other, then smoothing either one or both sides to create a flowing pice of pottery.
What is the coil method?
A universal tool that can be used to puncture, carve, scratch, add detail etc.
What is a needle tool?
Kneading clay to get rid of air bubbles to unify the moisture content and consistency of the clay body before using it.
What is wedging?
The final firing to vitrify the clay body and melt the glass covering onto the project.
What is glaze firing?
The element of art that shows something 3 dimensional.
In order to get two pieces of clay to stick together you must do these three things.
What is score, slip(water), and blend?
Used to slide large pieces of clay out of the bag or to cut pots off the potters wheel.
What is the wire cutter?
The stage in clay where there is no moisture left in the piece but has not been fired yet.
What is bone dry?
The oven used to heat pottery to extremely high temperatures.
What is the kiln?
The stage of clay where it is used as a glue.
What is slip?
Rolling out a piece of clay, letting it firm up a little, then combining it with another piece to form a geometrical form is called.
What is slab construction?
What is a carving or loop tool?
The stage of clay right out of the bag.
What is plastic?
The first firing in which the water molecules in the clay are burned off and the clay is left hard but still porous.
What is bisque firing?
A liquid suspension of finely ground minerals that are applied onto the surface of bisque-fired ceramic ware by brushing, pouring, or dipping.
What is glaze?
What is create a vent by pushing a needle tool into the air pocket?
Used to smooth or blend parts of clay together and has a rounded edge.
What is a wooden/metal/rubber rib tool?
The stage of clay when you have moisture left in the clay, but it is a little firm.
These are small pieces used to place on the bottoms of some pottery so they do not stick to the kiln shelf during the firing.
What is a stilt?