Clay
Hand building
Glaze
Clean up
Firing
100
Clay should be no thicker than your thumb.
What is the proper thickness of clay to lessen the possibility of explosions.
100
using fingers to form a small bowl or rounded object
What is pinch construction?
100
the reason bisqueware should be washed before glazing
What is to remove dust and ash from the kiln so the glaze with stick?
100
clay powder is dangerous to breathe because it included this substance
What is silica?
100
how dry clay should be so it is safe to fire
What is bone dry?
200
clay that has been fired once but not glazed
What is Bisqueware?
200
forming clay using flat sheets of clay
What is slab construction?
200
for best results clay should be fired at least this many times
What is 2?
200
these are hung on the wall of the clay studio to be shared by two people- one in each class period
What are tool bags?
200
If your clay is fired on Tuesday, this is the soonest it will be ready.
What is Thursday?
300
to join two pieces of clay together so they STAY together
What is score it, slip it, stick it?
300
the number of layers of glaze to apply for optimum color and coverage
What is 3?
300
it is ok to leave a mess at your work table if the person before you does it
What is NOPE?
300
the person you can blame if your piece blows up
What is YOU?
400
hollow out sculptural forms and put a needle hole in the bottom because
What is the air needs an exit hole or the object will explode?
400
When creating a pinch pot, form the lip of the vessel first or form the lip of the vessel last because
What is form the lip last so it doesn't dry out and crack?
400
When glaze firing NEVER stack the work because
What is glazed pieces will stick together when the glaze cools?
400
canvases, bats, wheels and rolling pins go here when you finish using them
What is on the black shelves?
400
the person you can blame if your glaze has foreign pieces stuck in it
Who is the person that did not poke hole in their project or used clay that was too thick?
500
Greenware is the most fragile stage of clay. Greenware is
What is dried, un-fired clay?
500
the name of the square piece of wood on which a sculpture is built
What is a bat?
500
speckled glazes create little bursts of contrasting color within a larger field of color because
What is there are tiny pieces of colored glass that melt in the kiln?
500
this is what you do with a smashed work that you do not wish to take home and why
What is place it in the white cabinet so it can become part of the mosaic outside?
500
this is how many friends you will have and how many points you will receive in the second semester for exploded sculptures
What is 0?