Clay Vocabulary:
Ceramic the art of making objects with clay to create sculptures or pottery.
Kiln special oven for firing (baking) clay or glass.
Bas-relief Sculpture in which areas project slightly from a flat surface. Is considered 3D.
Decorative Ornamental; beauty over function.
Subtractive technique when material is taken away. ex. clay carved away to design decorations.
Additive technique when material is added. ex. adding wings or noses to a clay project.
Hand Building Techniques: Any time one uses their hands to make something with clay.
These are the 3 most common:
Slab: flat pancakes or sheet of clay. ex walls to a vessel
Coil: long noodles of clay. ex. coiled hair or handle of clay cup
Pinch: clay that is hand molded is pinched. ex. pinch pot.
Wire Tool: used to cut clay
Clay Tools: used to sculpt/mold
Loop Tool: used carve good for subtractive technique
Stylus Tool: poke, wooden pointy stick
Slip and score is used to glue or attach clay. If you do not use slip and score the clay will not stay together.
How hot can a kiln get? 2300 degrees. Your clay is fired at about 1800 degrees as cones melt at different temperatures that turn the kiln off at the perfect time.
Where does clay come from? The ground.
Form is 3D or 3-dimensional has height H (up and down), width W (left to right), & depth D (how deep it is).
Ceramic the art of making objects with clay to create sculptures or pottery.
Kiln special oven for firing (baking) clay or glass.
Bas-relief Sculpture in which areas project slightly from a flat surface. Is considered 3D.
Decorative Ornamental; beauty over function.
Subtractive technique when material is taken away. ex. clay carved away to design decorations.
Additive technique when material is added. ex. adding wings or noses to a clay project.
Hand Building Techniques: Any time one uses their hands to make something with clay.
These are the 3 most common:
Slab: flat pancakes or sheet of clay. ex walls to a vessel
Coil: long noodles of clay. ex. coiled hair or handle of clay cup
Pinch: clay that is hand molded is pinched. ex. pinch pot.
Wire Tool: used to cut clay
Clay Tools: used to sculpt/mold
Loop Tool: used carve good for subtractive technique
Stylus Tool: poke, wooden pointy stick
Slip and score is used to glue or attach clay. If you do not use slip and score the clay will not stay together.
How hot can a kiln get? 2300 degrees. Your clay is fired at about 1800 degrees as cones melt at different temperatures that turn the kiln off at the perfect time.
Where does clay come from? The ground.
Form is 3D or 3-dimensional has height H (up and down), width W (left to right), & depth D (how deep it is).
Rubric:
Introduction with clay notes in SB
___ 5 points Attach in sketchbook. 5 points
___ 15 points Make 3 plans in your sketchbook then develop one good plan with at least 2 different views. ex. side view and top view.
___ 20 use additive and subtractive technique throughout project
___ 20 plans excited according to plans and does it hang?
___ 10 craftsmanship (is it neatly constructed?)
___ 10 clay thickness even (no thicker then your pinky)
___ 10 initials or name and year on back
Painting or Glazing is a separate project, as is the critique.
Introduction with clay notes in SB
___ 5 points Attach in sketchbook. 5 points
___ 15 points Make 3 plans in your sketchbook then develop one good plan with at least 2 different views. ex. side view and top view.
___ 20 use additive and subtractive technique throughout project
___ 20 plans excited according to plans and does it hang?
___ 10 craftsmanship (is it neatly constructed?)
___ 10 clay thickness even (no thicker then your pinky)
___ 10 initials or name and year on back
Painting or Glazing is a separate project, as is the critique.