Vocabulary•Clay- moist earth made of decomposed rock

•Firing- baking clay at a high temperature

•Kiln- An oven for firing clay

•Plastic- wet workable clay

•Leatherhard- unfired clay, not quite dry but firm enough to carve

•Green Ware / Bone Dry- clay that is dry but has not be fired

•Bisque Ware- clay that has been fired

•Glaze fire- the second firing in which the glaze turns to glass

•Slip- a mixture of clay and water. Looks like pudding (but doesn’t taste

like it)

•Scoring- Roughing up the surface of the clay. Combined with slip,

scoring creates a firm bond between two pieces of clay.

Preparing your clay for sculptingWedging removes air pockets

Methods of sculpting with Clay

1. Pinch Pots or Modeling

2. Coil Building

3. Slab and Slip Methods

4. Throwing on the wheel

Modeling clay into a pinch pot.

•Start with a ball

•Push thumb into center

•Pinch from bottom upward

•Shape and smooth for finished pot

Modeling clay using coil method

•Cut out base

•Roll clay into coils or “worms”

•Build up walls with rope-like coils

•Smooth over joints

Sculpting with the Slab Method

•Flatten clay

•Roll and cut to size

•Score and Slip

•Join and reinforce

•Smooth with tools

•Finish and repeat

Your Assignment:

1.Have multiple layers (score & slip)2.Use at least 2 textures3.Incorporate 1 Principle of Design

Create a clay tile. The tile must: