November 1, 20011•You need:•Pen or pencil•Paper to write on

Ceramics101

Name:Per:

Date: 11/1/11 (!)

Pottery or hollow clay sculpture fired at high temperatures in a kiln to make them harder and stronger.

Ceramics

A hollow container for holding something. Can also be “pottery”

Vessel

To knead clay before used to remove air pockets.

Wedge

Vessel created with basic pinching technique. Walls of vessel should be thin and smooth

Pinch Pot

Longer ropes of clay to make pottery.

Coil Construction

A form built up cut shapes from sheets of damp clay.

Slab Construction

A form which is used to support wet clay in the early stages of construction.

Slump Mold

To make scratches or creases in pieces of clay to be joined together.

Score

Liquid made by mixing clay with water used like glue.

Slip

Various stages of clay

Leather Hard

• Clay has dried a little but is still workable. Perfect for carving & attaching pieces.

clay that is completely air dry but not fired

Green ware

Bisque ware:Clay that has been fired once but not

glazed.

Glaze ware

• Bisque clay (fired once) that has been coated with glaze & ready to fire again

Thin coating of minerals which produces a glassy transparent or colored coating when fired

Glaze

Process of cooking clay; it becomes completely dry & permanent

Fire

Oven that can reach very high temperatures; used to fire clay

Kiln

Your First Project:Tea for Two

• Use a “slump mold” to make 2 small plates in a set

• Hand build 2 cups to go along with the set• Things to consider:

– How different shapes & forms can relate & match

– How paint/color/pattern can help create a ‘set’

Any time left?

• Finish your sample clay ‘chips’ and set out on trays to dry.