Clay Arts

Process of removing materials or carvings.

• subtractive

• additive

The base of a coil vase should be

• pinch pot

• leather hard clay

• coils

• a slab

Somewhat dry clay is good for carving and trimming

• leather hard

• damp

• plastic

• slip

What is slip?

• Clay mixed with water to make it into a paste or liquid

• A tool used to smooth clay surfaces

• A type of glaze for pottery

• A special knife

What is bisque ware?

• Unfired clay

• Fired clay that can still be wetted

• Fired clay that cannot revert to earlier stages

• Glazed clay

What is glaze?

• A donut topping

• A liquid we use to attach pieces of clay together

• A liquid we apply to our work that when fired, melts and becomes glasslike

• a liquid we put on unfired clay

Clay products that have been fired for permanence.

• Ceramic

• Bisque

• Greenware

• Coiling

This is the point that you can't make changes to your work. All the moisture is gone!!

• Bone Dry

• Bisqued

• Plastic

• Slip

Where do we fire our ceramic work?

• An oven

• A kiln

• A microwave

• A fireplace

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

• paper bag

• portfolio

• plastic bag