1. Vocabulary Clay – moist earth of decomposed rock Firing –
baking clay at a high temperature
Leatherhard –
unfired clay not quite dry but firm enough to carve
Greenware –
clay in unfired state
Bisque –
first firing without glaze
Kiln –
furnace used to fire clay
Glaze –
finely ground mineral solution, turns to glass when fired

2. Preparing your clay for sculpting
Wedging removes air pockets

3. Tools
Anything will work!

4. Methods of sculpting with Clay
Pinch Pots or Modeling with clay
Coil Building
Slab and Slip Methods

5. Modeling clay into a pinch pot.
Start with a ball.
Push thumb into center.
Pinch from bottom upward.
Shape and smooth for finished pot.
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6. Modeling clay using coil method
Roll clay into coils or “wormies”
Attach using the slip and score method
Rolling spirals
Spheres or Disc shapes
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7. Sculpting with the Slab Method
Flatten clay
Roll and cut to size
Score and Slip
Join and reinforce
Smooth with tools
Finish and repeat
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8. Student Projects

9. Review Questions
1. Unfired clay not quite dry but firm enough to carve
2. Furnace used to fire clay
3. Baking clay at a high temperature
4. Clay in unfired state
5. Moist earth of decomposed rock
6. First firing without glaze
7. Finely ground mineral solution, turns to glass when fired
8. This is done to clay to remove air pockets.
9. This method is attaching flat pieces of clay together.
10. To attach 2 pieces of clay together you should do what?