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clay
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a variety of earthy materials formed by the decomposition of granite
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ceramics
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the art or work of making objects out of clay, such as pottery and sculputre
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stages of clay
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plastic
leather hard greenware bone dry bisque |
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plastic
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the ability clay has to e fexible, yet retain its shape when formed into other shapes
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leather hard
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clay that feels cool and moist but is fim enough to hold its shapes; itis est to carve designs and form at this stage; clay can still be attached; cannot change or mold form
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greenware
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the state of clay before itis fired; can be recycled with water
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bone dry
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unfired clay that is completely dry; most fragile at this stage
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bisque
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unglazed clay that has been fired once
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glaze
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a thin liquid coat of minerals that fuses to the clay when fired in a kiln. when heated to a high temperature, it forms a thin, permanent glassy surface
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kiln
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an oven or furnace used for drying, firing, and glazing clay objects
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firing
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the exposure of clay to high heat in order to change it chemically and harden it permanently. this can be done in a furnace, hole in the ground, metal garbage can, ect.
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creating with clay
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handbuilding
modeling wedge pinching coiling slab |
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handbuilding
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the process of building pots or sculptures without the use of a potter's wheel. this method includes pinching, coiling, and building with slab, texture
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texture
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the surface quality of the clay and important to consider; visual and tactile
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modeling
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the manipulation of clay or other sculpureal materials with the hands to change its shape
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wedge
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kneading the clay to remove air bubbles and to even the consistency of the clay
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pinching
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the act of squeezing plastic clay between the thumb and finger to form a pot or scuplture
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coiling
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a method of forming pottery or sculpture form rolls of clay welded together to create walls
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slab
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the use of flat pieces of clay with even thickness to construct the clay form
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clay should not be thicker than
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your thumb (1")
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attaching/joining clay pieces
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scoring
slip weld |
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scoring
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to make rough indentations into the clay with a fingernail, tool, or toothbrush as a step before joining two pieces of clay
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slip
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clay diluted with water to a creamy consistency and used to join two pieces of clay-liquid clay
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weld
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joining two pieces of clay by using fingers or tools to smear and smooth the clay back and forth at the joint so that no seam show at the connection point
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methods for building a 3-D form
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addition
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to build up or assemble from several pieces
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subtraction
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to carve or cut away from main form
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