Clay Terms Day 1

What is clay?

• Dirt

• A fine grained earth material

• A mixture of water, paper, and dirt

• Chemically produced product

What is clay used for?

What is a utilitarian object?

• An object made for a specific purpose without aesthetics in mind.

• A form of art that is both attractive and useful

• A tool used to create houses

Functional Art and Utilitarian Objects are different because ​ (a)   keeps aesthetics in mind while ​ (b)   are made only to have purpose.

• Functional Art
• Utilitarian Objects
• Fine Art
• Ceramics

How long has clay been in use?

• Since 1000BC

• Since 24000 BC

• Since 1900

• Since 2012

Clay does not become a ____ until it has been fired in the kiln and made permanent.

What is a kiln?

• A large open fire

• A skirt worn by Scottish Bagpipe Players

• A "super oven" that can get up to 4000 degrees.

• A large vessel that gets got

What are the 4 steps in the kiln process? Reorder from first to last.

• Clay must be bone dry

• Glaze Fire

• Bisque Fire

• Glaze Application

What will happen to clay in a kiln if it is not bone dry first?

What will happen to the clay if it is not bisque fired?