Stages of Clay

What is slip?

• Clay and water; the "glue" that connects two pieces of clay

• A verb! Like sliding or skidding

• The final stage in ceramics. I can take slip home!

• Scratching the clay to create more surface area

What are the six stages of clay (in order)?

• Wet, Slip, Leatherhard, Bisqueware, Glazeware, Bone Dry

• Slip, Wet, Leatherhard, Bone Dry, Bisqueware, Glazeware

• Leatherhard, Wet, Slip, Bone Dry, Bisqueware, Glazeware

• Glazeware, Slip, Bone Dry, Wet, Bisqueware, Leatherhard

At what stages of clay can two pieces be connected together still?

• Slip, Wet, Leather Hard, and Bone Dry

• All six stages!

• Wet and Leatherhard

• Slip, Wet, Leather Hard

At this stage, all of the physical water is gone from the clay...

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry

• Glazeware

• Bisqueware

How many times has glazeware been fired?

• 2

• 1

• 0

• 3

What Stage is this?!

• Glazeware

• Bisqueware

• Leather Hard

• Slip

What stage of clay should we use to throw on the wheel?

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry

• Wet

• Slip

What stage is best for carving and cutting in to?

• Wet

• Bone Dry

• Slip

• Leather Hard

What is clay called before its first firing?

• Bisqueware

• Greenware

• Bone Dry

• Wet

Clay can be recycled when it's at these stages...

• Slip and wet

• Slip, Wet, Leather hard, bone dry

• Slip, Leather hard, Bone Dry, Wet, Bisqued

• Wet, Leather Hard, Bisqueware