Clay Terms

•Slip - a mixture of clay and water used like glue, used in combination with scoring. •Fire - to turn the kiln on to heat the clay or glaze the clay •kiln - the type of oven used throughout the firing (baring) process •additive - adding material to a piece •subtractive - taking away material from a piece •what is clay? - a fine grained earthly material that is wet and hardens when heated •score - to make the surface of the clay rough when putting two pieces together •leather hard - clay that is loosing moisture and beginning to stiffen-perfect for carving •greenware - clay that has dried out and is ready to be fired. green ware changes to a lighter color and is very fragile •form - an element of art that is 3 dimensional •bisqueware - clay that has been fire onced •grog - fine bits of fired clay mixed in soft clay to help strengthen the clay •glaze - a form of liquid glass put on bisqueware to have a decorative coating or finish •wedge - to knead the clay or push on it to remove air bubbles and extra moisture •cone - a small cone shaped piece of clay used inside the kiln to automatically shut the kiln off at the correct temperature •pinch - a ball pinched into a round ball shape (basic building technique with clay) •slab - a flatten piece of clay (basic building techniques with clay) •wheelthrown - using a wheel as it is spinning to form the clay (basic building techniques with clay)