Stages of Clay
clay that is flexible and workable
What is plastic or wet clay?
a squishy tool which can absorb water that is used to smooth the clay
What is a sponge?
the main idea or theme of an artwork (ex. portrait, animals, landscape, emotions)
What is the subject matter?
watered down clay that is used as glue
What is slip?
True or False: Clay can be reused and reworked into a different shape after it has been fired
What is false?
what is leatherhard clay stage best used for
What is carving?
a piece of art made by pinching a sphere of clay into a bowl shape
What is a pinch pot?
a place where artwork is displayed
What is a gallery?
glass-like substance with small particles of glass that melt and fuse together in the kiln
What is glaze?
a giant oven that gets up to 2000 degrees and bakes to clay
What is a kiln?
What stage should clay be at before firing in the kiln?
What is bonedry?
The technique used to attach two pieces of clay
what is slip & score or scratch & slip?
art that serves a purpose
What is functional art?
if the clay is thicker than this it could risk cracking or breaking
What is 1/4 inch or the size of your pinky?
this peice of paper can be found next to an artist art and it describes the artwork and the artists intentions/ goals
What is an artist statement?
Clay that has been fired once
What is bisque?
the technique of making a rope-like piece of clay shaped like a worm
What is a coil?
What is non-functional art?
This can happen to a project when steam or air is trapped in the clay
What is break, explode, or crack?
approximate temperatures that a kiln can fire at
What is 1,800 - 2,400 degrees?
Any stage of clay that has not been fired yet
What is greenware?
What is wedging?
These are all examples of what (pinching, coiling, smoothing, blending)
What is technique?
What are the 4 S's?
What are scratch, slip, squish, and smooth?
earthy material that is plastic when wet and hard when fired AKA ceramics
What is clay?