1. Reliquary Vocabulary

2. Slab
Flat sheet of clay.

3. Attaching two or more sheets of clay together with scoring and slip.
Slab Technique
Attaching two or more sheets of clay together with scoring and slip.

4. Stamp Technique
Using clay to make texture impressions that are related to the theme of your reliquary.

5. Using the stamp to push the clay and change the texture of the clay.
Impress
Using the stamp to push the clay and change the texture of the clay.

6. Skin of the clay. The outer layer of the clay.
Surface
Skin of the clay. The outer layer of the clay.

7. A three dimensional structure. Height, Width & Depth
Form
A three dimensional structure. Height, Width & Depth

8. A container that holds a special object.
Reliquary
A container that holds a special object.

9. Triptych
Three panels that show the same theme from the same reliquary. Usually a box with double doors.

10. A platform that holds the object.
Pedestal
A platform that holds the object.

11. Deliberate detail given to the finishing of the reliquary. (Sculpting)
Model (verb)
Deliberate detail given to the finishing of the reliquary. (Sculpting)

12. Memento
An object that reminds you of an event or person. Usually is important to holder of the object.

13. Heirloom
An object that was passed down from generation to generation in a family.

14. The development of a person’s beliefs.
Spirituality
The development of a person’s beliefs.

15. A person’s moral or ethical guiding rules.
Values
A person’s moral or ethical guiding rules.