Stages of Clay

At what point do you glaze a ceramic artwork?

• Before it goes in the kiln.

• After you wedge the clay.

• After the clay has been fired in the kiln once.

What is slip?

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

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

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry

• Glazeware

• Bisqueware

What stage of clay is wet, moist & soft, easily molded, and flexible?

• slip

• bone dry

• plastic

• leather hard

Answer explanation

What stage of clay has been fired in the kiln, undergoing a chemical change to become ceramic?

• plastic

• bone dry

• bisqueware

• leather hard

Answer explanation

Name that STAGE!

• Greenware
• Bisqueware
• Glazeware

What stage of clay is shown in the photo?

• Plastic
• Bone Dry / Greenware
• Glazeware
• Leatherhard

Name that STAGE! The clay has pores.

• Leatherhard
• Bone Dry
• Bisqueware

What do we call clay before the first firing?

• Bisqueware

• Greenware