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November 1, 20011

November 1, 20011. You need: Pen or pencil Paper to write on. Ceramics 101. Name: Per: Date: 11/1/11 (!). Pottery or hollow clay sculpture fired at high temperatures in a kiln to make them harder and stronger. Ceramics. A hollow container for holding something. Can also be “pottery”.

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November 1, 20011

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  1. November 1, 20011 You need: Pen or pencil Paper to write on

  2. Ceramics101 Name: Per: Date: 11/1/11 (!)

  3. Pottery or hollow clay sculpture fired at high temperatures in a kiln to make them harder and stronger. Ceramics

  4. A hollow container for holding something. Can also be “pottery” Vessel

  5. To knead clay before used to remove air pockets. Wedge

  6. Vessel created with basic pinching technique. Walls of vessel should be thin and smooth Pinch Pot

  7. Longer ropes of clay to make pottery. Coil Construction

  8. A form built up cut shapes from sheets of damp clay. Slab Construction

  9. Slump Mold A form which is used to support wet clay in the early stages of construction.

  10. To make scratches or creases in pieces of clay to be joined together. Score

  11. Liquid made by mixing clay with water used like glue. Slip

  12. Various stages of clay

  13. Leather Hard • Clay has dried a little but is still workable. Perfect for carving & attaching pieces.

  14. clay that is completely air dry but not fired Green ware

  15. Bisque ware:Clay that has been fired once but not glazed.

  16. Glaze ware • Bisque clay (fired once) that has been coated with glaze & ready to fire again

  17. Thin coating of minerals which produces a glassy transparent or colored coating when fired Glaze

  18. Process of cooking clay; it becomes completely dry & permanent Fire

  19. Oven that can reach very high temperatures; used to fire clay Kiln

  20. Your First Project:Tea for Two • Use a “slump mold” to make 2 small plates in a set • Hand build 2 cups to go along with the set • Things to consider: • How different shapes & forms can relate & match • How paint/color/pattern can help create a ‘set’

  21. Any time left? • Finish your sample clay ‘chips’ and set out on trays to dry.

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