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Clay A special kind of earth which is made by the decomposition of rocks through the action of weathering.

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1 Clay A special kind of earth which is made by the decomposition of rocks through the action of weathering.

2 (has width, height, depth) Clay Form

3 PINCH - Use your fingers to pinch and poke a single lump of clay into any shape.

4 SLAB - Roll the clay into flat sheets (like a pie crust) to cut apart and assemble.

5 COIL - Roll out long snakes of clay and twist them into coils and shapes.

6 Clay Terms And Techniques: Score Slip

7 To score (verb) means to scratch

8 Score one side

9 Score the other side

10 Slip is liquid clay

11 Join both sides

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