Clay Terms

Stages of ceramic dryness:Plastic: Wet, fresh, manageable

Stages of ceramic dryness:Leather hard: Some moisture remains, clay holds its formed shape. Still accepts additional parts.

Stages of ceramic dryness:Bone dry or Greenware: No moisture left; chalky dry. You cannot add clay to this clay atthis stage. Must be at this stage to fire.

Stages of ceramic dryness:Bisqueware: clay that has been fired once.

Kiln

Stages of ceramic dryness:Glazeware: clay that has glaze applied and is waiting to be glazed fired.

If you need to attach one piece of clay to another piece, you must:

Score and

Slip

Clay Building Techniques

Coil Method

Slab Technique

Pinch Pot