Clay Terms & Techniques

How do you connect two pieces of clay?

• Just stick it together

• Slip and Score

• Smooth them together

• There is no point in putting clay together

What do you call clay that has started to dry, and can hold its own weight? This clay is still cold to the touch.

• Wet clay

• Leatherhard clay

• bisqueware

• greenware

Clay that is bone dry, but not yet fired is at what stage of clay?

• Greenware

• Leatherhard

• Bisqueware

• Wet clay

Clay that has been fired in the kiln is known as what?

• Wet clay

• Dry clay

• Greenware

• Bisqueware

If your clay piece is fired before completely drying out, what will happen?

• It will melt.

• It will dry out in the kiln.

• Nothing will happen.

• It will crack and/or explode.

What stage describes clay that begins to hold its own shape and is best for carving?

• Plastic

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry

• Bisque Ware

• Glaze Ware

What stage of clay contains the most water?

• Plastic

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry

• Bisque Ware

• Glaze Ware

Which stage of clay is the most fragile?

• Plastic

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry

• Bisque Ware

• Glaze Ware

Until you are finished building your clay project you must keep it wrapped up tightly in a?

• paper bag

• portfolio

• eportfolio

• plastic bag

You are to _________ your name and class into the base of your clay.

• write with marker

• label

• carve

• pinch pot