HAND BUILDING METHODS
STAGES OF CLAY
TOOLS
GLAZE
FIRING
COURSE CURRICULUM
100
This is the process of turning a lump of clay in your hand and pressing it into a little bowl.
Pinch pot / pinch method
100
Watered down clay that has the consistency of pudding is called...
Slip
100
What is the name of this tool?
Wire cutters
100
When can glaze be applied?
After the first firing
100
What is the name of the “oven” the clay goes in
Kiln
100
What day will we be doing the “Cleaning Wheel”
Thursdays
200
This method involves laying thin ropes of clay on top of each other than smoothing them to create a flowing piece of pottery.
Coil method
200
What stage does the clay have to reach first before it is recycled?
Bone Dry
200
What is the name of this tool? 
Needle tool
200
What are three different ways glaze can be applied to bisqueware?
Brushing, dipping and sponging
200
What are two major reasons clay explodes in the kiln?
Clay is still wet
“Bubbles” in clay
200
Summative assessments refer to…
Major projects
300
Joining together leather hard sheets of clay to create an angular piece such as a box.
Slab method
300
After what stage can clay no longer be recycled?
After it is fired once and it becomes “bisqueware”
300
What is the name of this tool And what is its purpose? 
Loop tool.
Essential for trimming off or carving clay surfaces. Important for hollowing out thick areas of forms for even and faster drying; Good for carving textures and designs. Also called ribbon tools or carving tools.
300
What are two differences between underglaze and glaze?
Underglaze can go on before and after the first firing
Underglaze is not food safe - Glaze is
Underglaze can be mixed together - glaze cannot
300
(2 part)
What is ceramic work called after is been fired once?
What is the name after its been glazed and then fired again?
Bisquware
Glazeware
300
Name two things that will be graded as a “Studio Habits” Grade
- Sketchbook
- Glow and Grow
-Artist study warm ups
- Classwork
Project proposals
Reflections
Notes / Visual guides
- Cleaning
400
A method of working clay to eliminate air pockets and give it a uniform consistency before it is thrown on a wheel or shaped by hand.
Wedging
400
This is the stage between leatherhard and “wet” clay
Soft leather-hard
400
What is the name of these tools and what is their purpose?
Also called smoothers, scrapers, or kidneys; Important for smoothing clay surfaces, COMPRESSING areas of the clay and all the particles (to reduce & stop cracking in drying), and for scraping clay chunks away. Important with slab building for smoothing slabs.
400
What is Scraffito?
“to scratch” in italian; a decorating technique produced by applying layers of color (underglazes) to leather hard pottery and then scratching off parts of the layer(s) to create contrasting images, patterns and texture and reveal the clay color underneath.
400
What are the 3 precautions can be taken to prevent your work from exploding in the kiln
Let dry completely
Hollow out thick forms
Wedge clay thoroughly
400
You are done using this clay; depending on the stage of the clay where do each of them go? (slip, Plastic clay, Leather hard, bone dry)
Slip - Slip bucket
Plastic - Back in clay bag
Leather hard - Recycle bin
Bone dry - Recycle bin
500
Using the electric wheel to form perfectly symmetrical pottery.
Throwing
500
This state of clay consists of multiple stages. This is when the clay is pliable and can be shaped, molded and carved.
Greenware
500
What is the name of this tool?
Felting Knife
500
At what temperature does glaze need to be heated to chemically change?
About 2000
500
What cone number do we fire our clay?
05
500
Whare are going to be the four stages of our “Artist Study Warmups”
Sketch
Analyze
Interpret
Evaluate