Ceramics - Stages of Clay and Safety with Clay

What is super wet slop; can be used as pottery glue? The first stage of clay.

• Wet

• Leatherhard

• Slip

• Bisque

What stage is clay ready to construct and model? The second stage of clay.

• plastic

• leatherhard

• bone dry

• bisque

What is the third stage of clay where it is semi-dry and good for carving?

• wet

• leatherhard

• bone dry

• slip

Fourth stage of clay where clay is too hard to use but not completely dried out.

• Leather hard

• Bone Dry

• Air Dry

• Black Hard

The fifth stage of clay is air dry and ready to fire in the kiln.

• bone dry

• wet

• leatherhard

• bisque

What clay stage is fired in the kiln once, "hard rock."

• leatherhard

• bone dry

• plastic

• bisque

What stage of clay is fired in the kiln twice, "shiny coat."

• bisque

• leatherhard

• painted

• glazed

Stages 1-5 can be _____________.

• Permanent

• Sculpted

• Recycled

• Cleaned

Stages 6-7 are _____________.

• Recycled

• Permanent

• Scuplted

• Cleaned

Safety Rule #1 when working with clay it is better to clean how?

• Wet

• Dry

• Soapy

• Sloppy