Clay Introduction

handbuilding

100

The handbuilding technique where you roll out "ropes."

What is coiling?

200

The handbuilding technique where you make a sphere and then push down in the center with your thumbs.

What is pinching (or pinch pot)?

300

The handbuilding technique where you roll out a flat piece of clay

What is slab?

400

Coils and slabs should be this wide.

1/4 to 1/2 inch

500

Slab, pinch pot, and coiling are 3 handbuilding techniques. This is another handbuilding technique.

What is wheel throwing, mold making, carving, relief, sculpting, or slip casting?

Golden Rules

100

When you need to keep clay moist from day to day you must do this.

What is cover it with plastic (or place in a sealed ziploc bag)?

200

When moving your pottery, you should handle the piece this way according to the slide presentation.

What is hold it with two hands?

300

This is the way to clean up clay dust from a table.

What is wipe it down with a wet sponge?

400

You must do this before putting glazed pottery into the kiln or it will stick to the kiln shelves.

What is wipe off any glaze from the bottom of the piece?

500

You must never do this to another student's work.

What is touch?

Firing Stages

100

Unfired pottery that is bone dry (most fragile state)

What is greenware?

200

After the clay has been fired in the kiln and before you glaze (paint) the pottery.

What is bisque (or bisqueware)?

300

You have applied glaze but have not fired the pottery again yet.

What is glazeware?

400

The name of the "oven" where pottery is fired.

What is a kiln?

500

You must never do this while a kiln is operating or cooling.

What is open the kiln (or touch the kiln)?

Joining Clay

100

You must join clay this way if you want the pieces to stay attached.

What is score, slip, secure, and smooth?

200

This form of clay is a mixture of water and clay. It is used as a type of "glue" for the clay.

What is slip?

300

This is last step of joining clay.

What is smooth?

400

Scratching up both pieces of clay before joining them 

What is scoring?

500

Failing to follow the score, slip, secure, and smooth process when joining to pieces of clay will result in this.

What is your pieces falling off or apart.

Glazing

100

This substance is used to paint clay. It goes on chalky but once fired turns to a shiny "glass."

Glaze

200

According to the slide presentation, you must put this many coats to ensure coverage.

What is 3 coats?

300

You must do this inbetween applying coats of glaze.

What is allow the layer to dry.

400

Applying glaze to the bottom of your piece will result in this.

What is fusing (sticking) to the kiln shelf? (Ms. Wright will have to smash your work to remove it from the kiln.)

500

Bonus: This could happen if a project does not dry completely before placing it in the kiln.

What is explode?