The stage after drying from the wet state. It is firm enough to pick up without distorting, but still somewhat workable. It is the best time to carve from. It is cool and damp to the touch.
What is Leather Hard
100
When you stamp something into clay to make a pattern.
What is Impression.
100
Working clay on a pottery wheel.
What is Throwing
100
An oven like chamber that makes ceramic pieces permanent when heated to a high temperature.
What is a kiln.
100
Used to cut clay off a larger piece and to cut in half to check for air pockets.
What is a wire cutter
200
Wet, very flexible, workable, pliable.
What is Wet stage
200
A thin, glassy layer on the surface of pottery. This makes a piece waterproof and safe to eat off of. It closes the pores.
What is glaze
200
Creating clay pieces by hand using one technique or a combination of multiple techniques on the table.
What is handbuilding
200
Before using the clay, it is kneaded, worked by hand. The three reasons for doing this are to remove air bubbles, bring the clay to an even, workable consistency and to align clay particles.
What is Wedging
200
A flat wooden or metal tool used to smooth wet or leatherhard clay.
What is a rub tool
300
Air-dried, very fragile.Clay is ready to be fired in the kiln.
What is Greenware
300
Drawing into the surface of clay in order to create a design.
What is carving
300
Clay pieces are formed by pinching the clay with your fingers.
What is a pinch pot
300
The proper place to store clay so that it retains moisture and remains workable.
What is a plastic bag and in the damp room.
300
A flat disk or slab of sturdy material on which pottery is formed or dried.
What is a bat
400
Clay has been fired in the kiln once.
It is ready to be glazed.
What is Bisqueware
400
When you add clay to create a design.
What is additive texture.
400
Clay is rolled or pressed into a flat piece that is used to build the piece.
What is slab
400
The proper way to join two pieces of clay together.
What is slip and score.
400
Used for cutting and scoring pieces together.
What is a needle tool
500
Completely air dried. Ready to Bisque fire.
What is bone dry.
500
Sculptural form in which designs are carved in a flat area of clay. The designs project only slightly from the background rather than standing freely.
What is a relief
500
Clay is rolled into a rope. Coils are stacked and joined to create forms and the walls of the pot.
What is a coil pot
500
To join clay by working the edges together. To be successful, both pieces must be the same consistency.
What is Blending or blending tool
500
A mixture of clay and water in the consistency of mush, that acts like a glue when it is put between two pieces of clay.