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Clay terms

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    Clay terms
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  • How do you connect two pieces of clay so that they stay firmly together?
    Score and slip
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  • What substance is necessary to join two pieces of clay together?
    Slip
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  • When you score clay, what does that mean?
    You scratch the surface of your clay
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  • Method where you push and pull the clay with your fingers
    pinch method
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  • What is a kiln used for?
    to fire clay
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  • Mention two methods of creating hand-built forms out of clay
    pinch method and coil method
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  • What stage of clay is very liquidy and glue-like?
    slip
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  • What stage of clay is best for molding?
    plastic stage
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  • What do you call clay that has started to dry, and can hold its own weight? This clay is still cold to the touch.
    leatherhard
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  • Clay that is dry but not yet fired is at what stage of clay?
    bone dry
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  • If your clay piece is fired before completely drying out, what will happen?
    it explodes
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  • What is this tool?
    wire tool
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  • What is this tool?
    needle tool
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  • What is this tool?
    rib tool
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  • What is this tool?
    ribbon tool
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  • What is the method that uses long ropes of clay of equal thickness are used to build a ceramic object?
    Coil method
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