1. Ceramics

2. Pots, sculptures and other articles made from clay hardened by heat.
What is ceramics ?
Pots, sculptures and other articles made from clay hardened by heat.

3. Clay Stages
Plastic- workable stage; molding stage; can recycle; can join to other pieces

4. Leather-hard
Stiff and will hold its shape; join to other pieces; carve into; recycle

5. Bone Dry aka Greenware
Can be carved into; very fragile; can recycle

6. Fired once in kiln; can not be recycled; glazing stage
Bisqueware
Fired once in kiln; can not be recycled; glazing stage

7. Stoneware -second fire-high fire; can not be recycled; vitrified
Glazeware
Stoneware -second fire-high fire; can not be recycled; vitrified

8. Wedging
*Slip /score*
Wedging is used for eliminating lumps and air bubbles, drying the clay, and organizes the clay particles to lye in the same direction for strength.
SCORE :Make hash marks on the surfaces where two pieces will be attached.
Slip : thick, watered down clay (pancake mix) that is applied to the hash marks.

9. If you don’t wedge or slip & score

10. Kiln
A furnace or oven for burning, baking, firing pottery.