Clay Vocabulary

Front

What substance is necessary to join two pieces of clay together? (Watered down clay)

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slip

Front

Heating clay to high temperatures in the Kiln is called...

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Firing

Front

Clay after you have created something with it and then fired it to make it hard.

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Ceramic

Front

The machine that heats the clay is called the...

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Kiln

Front

How do you connect two pieces of clay?

Back

Slip and Score

Front

Roughing up the surface of clay to connect it. “Velcoro”

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Score

Front

an earthy material that is plastic when moist but hard when fired, that is composed mainly of fine particles of hydrous aluminum silicates and other minerals, and that is used for brick, tile, and pottery

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Clay

Front

Using your thumb and fingers to press a ball of clay into a bowl shape.

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Pinch Pot

Front

Rolling clay flat with a rolling pin and paint sticks.

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Slab

Front

Rolling out clay with your hands/palms to create long “worms”

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Coil