1. Clay Leaves Bowl Chinese Ming Coil Vase
I can create clay sculptures using different hand-building techniques.
CLAY
Clay Leaves Bowl
Chinese Ming Coil Vase

2. Today’s Vocab (day 1) Wedging Air Pockets Four stages of clay
GREENWARE ?
Three Hand-building Techniques
Slab
Three surface design techniques
Impression

3. Today’s Vocab
Wedging-dropping the clay hard on the table top to force air bubbles/pockets out of clay.

4. Today’s Vocab
Wedging-dropping the clay hard on the table top to force air bubbles out of clay.
Air pockets/bubbles-collect steam in the kiln while firing and explode

5. What are the 4 Stages of Clay?
Greenware- (1st Stage of Clay) a term used for clay that has not had an initial firing. Still maleable
It’s alive!

6. What are the 3 Hand-building Techniques?
Slab -a hand-building technique where you are rolling out clay into a flat sheet.

7. Hand-building Wheel-throwing

8. What are the 3 Surface Design Techniques?
Impression -Creating texture by pushing something into the leather- hard surface.

9. Slip and a sharp tool for scoring Dowel rods, rolling pin & knife
Materials for today
Ball of clay
Leaf or leaves
Styrofoam bowl
Cloth for wedging
Slip and a sharp tool for scoring
Dowel rods, rolling pin & knife
Plastic bag
I can create a bowl made from multiple slabs.
Use at least 3 leaf slabs!