Form and Function-3,

Clay Terminology

Kiln: an oven that heats to very high temperature and is made to fire clay 

3 techniques: pinch, coil, slab 

Combined Pinch Pots

Coil

Slab

Wet clay: wet clay that is soft and easy to shape

Leather hard: clay that is partially dry and can be carved

Greenware: clay that is finished, dry( bone-dry clay is one of the most fragile states), and ready to be fired

Firing: the process of heating clay in a kiln

Bisque ware: clay that has been fired once

Underglaze: underglazes are formulated to be pigmented colored slips. The underglaze is it can be painted on either greenware or bisque-fired clay for the desired design. 

Gloss Glaze( Over glaze, Clear glaze): a clear overglaze will seal the piece and make it non-porous. Non-porous surfaces are smooth and sealed so liquid and air cannot move through them.

Manipulate the shape of the combined pinch pots

Even the thickness of the clay wall

Smooth the surface of the wall without the gap and wrinkle  

 Cut it Open/ open apart

From side to side 

From the middle

One combined with 2 pinch pots and one extra pinch pot

 Build a  base for better structure or function

 Flange and rim
Create a rim: pinch on edge of the clay vessel  

Create a flange: adding a coil attached to the bottom of the lid 

Create Irregular edge