1. Ceramics The art and process of making objects from clay

2. Clay – Decomposed Rock Basically, clay is mud

3. Clay Mine

4. Clay drying Prepared & processed clay Powder & plastic

5. Different types of clay bodies  Earthenware  Terra Cotta  Stoneware  Porcelain

6. Stages of Clay Powdered Slip Slurry Plastic Leatherhard Greenware

7. Ceramic Process 1. Wedging ~ the process of mixing the clay by hand by rotating and pressing a clay ball on a surface. The purpose is to thoroughly homogenize the clay and to remove all air bubbles.

8. 2. Construction ~ handbuilding or throwing

9. Pinch pot

10. Coil Construction

11. Slab construction

12. Carving & Modeling can be done with any construction method

13. The ceramic process (continued) 3. Leatherhard ~ Clay that is partially dry to be slightly stiff. Some slab construction and carving is best done in this stage.

14. 4. Greenware ~ unfired pottery that is bone dry. In this stage, the clay is most fragile

15. 5. Bisque Fire ~ The process of firing unglazed greenware in order to harden the clay

16. 6. Bisqueware Unglazed pottery that has been fired to a low temperature in order to harden the clay and make it more durable for glazing.

17. 7. Glaze ~ a mixture of chemicals in a liquid state that when fired to high temperatures fuses to a ceramic surface and creates a glassy coating. The process of applying glaze to a clay surface.

18. 8. Glaze fire ~ The kiln reaches temperatures over 2200F during glaze firing. This causes the powdered glaze to transform into a strong, glassy coating.