Decorative Clay Jar
Clay Definitions
Slip: a mixture of clay and water, the consistency of pudding
wet/plastic clay: new clay from the bag, very bendable
leather hard: the clay has lost most moisture, but you can still carve into i but it will not bend
bone dry or greenware: totally dry clay, all moisture is gone, ready to fire
Fire: To ‘cook’ the clay at 1,000 degrees in a kiln
Kiln: Machine used to fire clay
Bisque: a clay piece that has been fired one time
Glaze: a special paint that turns to glass in the kiln
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Glazing Your Jar
- You will glaze the inside and outside
- EXCEPT... Don't put any glaze on the very bottom (if you do, when it melts in the kiln it will stick to the shelf and break)
- You need to paint every glaze in 3 layers
- Show the bottom of your jar to Ms. D before turning it in