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Working with simplified form.
Clay is available for purchase.
Recycle= $3.50 Earthenware = $6.50 Stoneware = $6.50 Porcelain - $7.50
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Clay is decomposed granite.The closer to the source, the purer the clay. Kaolin, the main ingredient of porcelain is the purest known clay. Earthenware has the lowest melting point, it has journeyed the furthest.
Clay Properties• Plasticity – the
property of being able to be molded and retain shape,slippery
• Shrinkage – cracks as it shrinks
• Refractory – resists melting, resists acid
• Transforms – heat chemicals changes into permanent shape
• Plasticity – Ball clays most plastic
• Shrinkage – Grog, sand or temper is added to reduce shrinkage & cracking
• Refractory – many earthenwares will melt
• Transformation – clay becomes permanent around 1000deg during bisque (porous)
Categories of Clay Bodies
• Earthenware – low fire, porous, grey-red terracotta (cone 6)
• Stoneware – mid to high fire, many colors buff, b-mix, stout, 612, S. Barbara
• Porcelain – most refractory, resistant to acid, whitest (colors look best on)
glacia, pier, coleman
The difference between stoneware, porcelain, earthenware.
Temperature (melting point)
Texture (grog, sand)
Ingredients (flux, temper, colorant)
Color
• Which is which: Glacia, B-Mix, Buff,Terracotta, Stout…
Safety Reminders
• Wear appropriate clothing
• Minimize toxic exposure– Use gloves or stir sticks
• Dust is the enemy.– Use a mask– Work in a well ventilated area (outside)– Minimize (sand on paper, toss whole thing)– Wet sponge as often as possible
Techniques for successful throwing.
• 1) Clay prep• A) Moisture – not too wet, not too dry• B) Wedging – even distribution of particles
• 2) Centering
• 3) Appropriate speed control
• 4) Knowing what shape you want
• 5) Finishing piece in timely fashion
What is a pyrometric cone?
Rank coolest to hottest -- 6, 06, 10, 04
At what cone do we:bisque
mid-rangeraku
high-fire?
2) Creating Form and Surface
• Form is the shape of an object, including its internal space, surrounding space and negative space. Negative space is the space between solid shapes.
• The subject of the form may be abstract, realistic, functional/utilitarian, non-functional, vessel or sculpture.
• Surface treatments include texture, oxide, slip designs, and glaze/no glaze.