Clay What is clay Clay is a material

What is clay? Clay is a material that is found from the earth. Clay

Stages of Clay 1. Greenware - clay is still wet, flexible, and moldable 2.

Preparing Clay Wedging pushing air bubbles out of clay so that it doesn’t blow

Four Clay Handbuilding Techniques 1. Pinch Pots- using a pinching technique with the index

Clay getting dry? Reconstitute - to add water back to dried out clay to

Attaching Clay together. . . You must always SCORE AND SLIP! Score - making

Types of Sculpting techniques 1. Additive - process where you add sections of clay

Clay Tools Clean Up Tool Loop Tool Rolling Pin Modeling Tool Rib Tool Slab

Clay Contract: By signing the clay contract, you are agreeing to the following: -

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Clay

What is clay? Clay is a material that is found from the earth. Clay is created from the decomposition of igneous rock, which makes up the entire earth’s crust. What is igneous rock?

Stages of Clay 1. Greenware - clay is still wet, flexible, and moldable 2. Leatherhard Greenware - Clay is dried out and ready to fire (very FRAGILE!) 3. Bisqueware - Clay has been fired one time 4. Glazeware - Bisqued clay that has been glazed and refired - glossy surface

Preparing Clay Wedging pushing air bubbles out of clay so that it doesn’t blow up!

Four Clay Handbuilding Techniques 1. Pinch Pots- using a pinching technique with the index finger and thumb to form a pot 2. Coil - rolling the clay out with your hands, which creates a rope like piece of clay 3. Slab - rolling out or using your hands to create a flat ‘sheet’ of clay 4. Sculptural - molding clay into shapes using your hands

Clay getting dry? Reconstitute - to add water back to dried out clay to make the clay workable again You can also use slip to add moisture back to the clay What is slip? ? ?

Attaching Clay together. . . You must always SCORE AND SLIP! Score - making hatch marks into two pieces of clay to be joined together Slip - a mixture of clay and water that is applied to your score marks - it is the ‘glue’ for clay Combining the edges - this is where you ‘hide’ the seams created when joining two parts together. You can use the modeling tool, your finger, or putting a coil over the seam and smooth it over

Types of Sculpting techniques 1. Additive - process where you add sections of clay to your overall form 2. Subtractive - this is where you carve away sections of clay from a solid section of clay

Clay Tools Clean Up Tool Loop Tool Rolling Pin Modeling Tool Rib Tool Slab Sticks Needle Tool

Clay Contract: By signing the clay contract, you are agreeing to the following: - NOT misusing any clay tool NOT throwing clay or any clay tool No running in the classroom and NO horseplay Using time wisely Putting forth effort towards the project ALWAYS closing the clay bag when getting more clay Storing your clay project properly ALL other class and school rules Breaking the clay rules may result in either immediate lunch detention, contact home, and/or admin referral depending on severity of incident. You may also be taken off clay project and given a written assignment instead.