Ceramics Review

Particles of decomposed rock combined with water to create a soft, flexible material

• Plastic Clay Stage

• Clay

• Slip

• Score

A mixture of clay and water used to join clay together

• Kiln

• Leather Hard Clay Stage

• 3 Dimensional

• Slip

A method of handbuilding where you roll out clay with a rolling pin and use a stencil to cut out your pieces

• Dry Clay Stage

• Score

• Slip

• Slab

Clay has no visible moisture and is dry to the tough, ready to fire

• Dry Stage Clay

• Kiln

• Clay

• Leather Hard Clay Stage

A glassy coating applied to ceramics after being fired

• Slabs

• 3 Dimensional

• Slip

• Glaze

An oven used to fire clay

• Slab

• Kiln

• Glaze

• Score

Moist and flexible clay, easily manipulated

• Plastic Clay Stage

• Slip

• Glaze

• Dry Clay Stage

When something has depth, width, and height

• Flat

• Clay

• 3 Dimensional

• Ceramics

The method of joining clay where two surfaces are scratched up like velcro

• Clay

• Glaze

• Kiln

• Score

Clay too firm to bend, yet soft enough to carve

• Plastic Clay Stage

• Slip

• Leather Hard Clay Stage

• Ceramics